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Napoleon's Women Camp Followers
Engelsk Paperback
Napoleon's Women Camp Followers
Engelsk Paperback

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Researched from genuine primary sources, this is the first book to explain and illustrate the organization, activities and personal stories of the female ''support staff'' who played a major role in the day-to-day life of Napoleon''s armies.

The cantinières who accompanied Napoleon''s armies to war have an iconic status in the history of the Grande Armée. Sutler-women and laundresses were officially sanctioned members of the regiment performing a vital support role. In a period when the supply and pay services were haphazard, their canteen wagons and tents were a vital source of sustenance and served as the social hubs of the regiment. Although officially non-combatants, many of these women followed their regiments into battle, serving brandy to soldiers in the firing line, braving enemy fire.
This book is a timely piece of social history, as well as a colourful new guide for modellers and re-enactors. Through meticulous research of unprecedented depth and accuracy, Terry Crowdy dispels the inaccurate portrayals that Napoleon''s Women Camp Followers have suffered over the years to offer a fascinating look at these forgotten heroines.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
48
ISBN-13:
9781472841957
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472841956
Udg. Dato:
18 mar 2021
Længde:
5mm
Bredde:
247mm
Højde:
184mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
18 mar 2021
Forfatter(e):
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