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Book SynopsisIn nine essays by leading scholars,
European Armies of the French Revolution, 1789-1802 provides an authoritative, continent-wide analysis of the organization and constitution of these armies, the challenges they faced, and the impact they had on the French Revolutionary Wars and on European military practices.
Trade ReviewThis book is a critical and much-needed contribution to the field. No other work, in any language, presents an analysis of the armies of the states involved in the French Revolutionary Wars. Frederick C. Schneid has assembled the foremost authorities in the world to contribute chapters in their areas of expertise, and they have done so in a highly commendable fashion. This work will remain unrivaled for decades."" - Michael V. Leggiere, author of
Blücher: Scourge of Napoleon""This collection is an exemplary contribution to the academic literature on the armies that served during the French Revolutionary Wars. Drawing on the latest research and thinking, it provides an authoritative, accessible, continent-wide analysis of these armies and their impact. This volume is a great step forward in the literature on the Revolutionary armies."" - Huw Davies, author of
Wellington's Wars: The Making of a Military Genius""This complete, yet accessible study of the greatest armies of the Revolutionary period - including the Ottoman and Spanish forces, which have been ignored so often previously - fills a major void in the historiography of the age of horse and musket."" - Joshua Moon, author of
Wellington's Two-Front War: The Peninsular Campaigns, at Home and Abroad, 1808 - 1814
