The Anatomy of Glory

by Lachouque, Henry; Brown, Anne S. K.; Elting, John R.

• ISBN13: 9781853672644
• ISBN10: 1853672645
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-02-01
• Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal

Summary

This is the masterpiece on Napoleon's 'Immortals', the Imperial Guard. A lavish and sumptuous work, it combines vivid narrative with valuable and unique uniform illustrations, including 74 full color plates, to make one of the most magnificent books on military history ever published.

Table of Contents

List of Plates
Maps and Plans
Introduction
Translator's Preface
November Night
The Guard is Born
The Ancestors	p. 3
The Guard of the Consuls	p. 7
Marengo	p. 13
The Guides of Bonaparte	p. 20
'The Guard'	p. 24
Savages and Sailors	p. 30
The Fledglings	p. 35
The Guard Keeps Watch
The Imperial Guard	p. 41
Coronation	p. 46
The March to Vienna	p. 52
Austerlitz	p. 60
A Packful of Glory	p. 67
Precarious Peace	p. 71
Jena	p. 76
Berlin	p. 80
Eylau	p. 84
The Household Troop	p. 90
Friedland	p. 97
Paris	p. 103
The Guard Suffers
South by Stealth	p. 111
Madrid	p. 117
The Marines at Baylen	p. 123
The Poles at Somosierra	p. 130
Benavente	p. 139
The Young Guard	p. 144
The Long Road Back	p. 148
Essling	p. 153
Wagram	p. 158
Schonbrunn	p. 165
The Guard in Splendor
Imperial Bridegroom	p. 171
The Gilded Phalanx	p. 177
The Fetes of 1810	p. 183
Days of Anxiety	p. 188
The 'Baby Guard'	p. 194
The School of the Guard	p. 198
Cavaliers and Guns	p. 204
The Music of the Guard	p. 209
The Guard in Action
The 'Majestic Migration'	p. 217
Poland	p. 225
Smolensk	p. 231
Borodino	p. 237
Moscow	p. 241
The Retreat	p. 248
Krasny	p. 255
Crossing the Berezina	p. 261
The Remnants	p. 268
The Guard Takes Charge
Improvisation	p. 275
The New Guard	p. 281
Lutzen	p. 287
Bautzen	p. 295
The Armistice	p. 301
Dresden	p. 306
The Battle of Nations	p. 313
The Retreat	p. 320
Invasion Threatens	p. 325
The Guard at Bay
Alarm and Confusion	p. 333
Bar-sur-Aube	p. 338
Brienne	p. 343
Montmirail	p. 349
Chateau-Thierry	p. 356
Mind Over Matter	p. 361
Craonne	p. 368
Rheims	p. 377
Arcis-sur-Aube	p. 382
The Eleventh Hour	p. 387
The Guard Staggers
The Fall of Paris	p. 395
Fontainebleau	p. 400
Betrayal	p. 405
A Dynasty in Liquidation	p. 410
'Farewell, My Children'	p. 416
The Guard Falls
The Dissolution of the Guard	p. 425
The Royal Grumblers	p. 429
The Guard at Elba	p. 437
The Guard Dies
The Flight of the Eagle	p. 449
The Restoration of the Guard	p. 459
The Last Muster	p. 465
The Last Campaign	p. 473
Waterloo	p. 481
The Death of the Guard	p. 492
The Aftermath	p. 500
Chronological List of Guard Units	p. 506
Troop Levies 1800-1815	p. 509
Dates of Principal Events	p. 510
Arms and Tactics of the Guard	p. 512
Napoleon's Coach at Waterloo	p. 517
Notes on Illustrations	p. 519
Notes on Artists	p. 522
Author's Bibliography	p. 532
Index of Names of Persons	p. 538
Acknowledgements	p. 563
Plates
Maps and Plans
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