Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée : : Motivation, Military Culture, and Masculinity in the French Army, 1800-1808 / / Michael J. Hughes.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Hughes, Michael J.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Warfare and Culture ; 7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. From the Coasts of the Ocean to the Snows of Poland --; 2. Honneur, Gloire, et Patrie --; 3. Imperial Virtue --; 4. Napoleon’s Manhood --; 5. Clothing the New Emperor --; 6. The Emperor’s Grognards --; 7. Devoted Soldiers and Reluctant Conquerors --; Conclusion: Vive l’Empereur! --; Notes --; Select Bibliography --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780814708279; 9783110706444
• DOI: 10.18574/nyu/9780814737484.001.0001
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Michael J. Hughes.

The men who fought in Napoleon’s Grande Armée built a new empire that changed the world. Remarkably, the same men raised arms during the French Revolution for liberté, égalité, and fraternité. In just over a decade, these freedom fighters, who had once struggled to overthrow tyrants, rallied to the side of a man who wanted to dominate Europe. What was behind this drastic change of heart? In this ground-breaking study, Michael J. Hughes shows how Napoleonic military culture shaped the motivation of Napoleon’s soldiers. Relying on extensive archival research and blending cultural and military history, Hughes demonstrates that the Napoleonic regime incorporated elements from both the Old Regime and French Revolutionary military culture to craft a new military culture, characterized by loyalty to both Napoleon and the preservation of French hegemony in Europe. Underscoring this new, hybrid military culture were five sources of motivation: honor, patriotism, a martial and virile masculinity, devotion to Napoleon, and coercion. Forging Napoleon's Grande Armée vividly illustrates how this many-pronged culture gave Napoleon’s soldiers reasons to fight.