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The Anatomy of Glory: Napoleon and His Guard, 5th Edition by Henri Lachouque, Anne S. K. Brown
English | October 30th, 2017 | ISBN: 1526703416 | 775 pages | True PDF | 43.78 MB
Napoleon's Imperial Guard was arguably the most famous military formation to tread the battlefields of Europe. La Garde Imperial was created on 18 May 1804, and from its origins as a small personal escort, the Guard grew in size and importance throughout the Napoleonic era. Eventually, it became the tactical reserve of the Grande Armée, comprising almost a third of Napoleon's field forces. The men of the Imperial Guard were the élite of the First Empire, its officers and men the military aristocracy of post-Revolutionary France.