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The anatomy of glory, Napoleon and his guard : a study in leadership, adapted from the French of Henry Lachouque by Anne S.K. Brown ; with a new introduction by John R. Elting

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 532-537) and index

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The anatomy of glory

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adapted from the French of Henry Lachouque by Anne S.K. Brown ; with a new introduction by John R. Elting

Napoleon and his guard : a study in leadership

The ancestors -- The guard of the consuls -- Marengo -- The guides of Bonaparte -- 'The Guard' -- Savages and sailors -- The fledglings -- The imperial guard -- Coronation -- The march to Vienna -- Austerlitz -- A packful of glory -- Precarious peace -- Jena -- Berlin -- Eylau -- The household troop -- Friedland -- Paris -- South by stealth -- Madrid -- The marines at Baylen -- The poles at Somosierra -- Benavente -- The young guard -- The long road back -- Essling -- Wagram -- Schonbrunn -- Imperial bridegroom -- The gilded phalanx -- The fetes of 1810 -- Days of anxiety -- The 'Baby Guard' -- The school of the guard -- Cavaliers and guns -- The music of the guard -- The 'Majestic Migration' -- Poland -- Smolensk -- Borodino -- Moscow -- The retreat -- Krasny -- Crossing the Berezina -- The remnantsImprovisation -- The new guard -- Lutzen -- Bautzen -- The armistice -- Dresden -- The battle of nations -- The retreat -- Invasion threatens -- Alarm and confusion -- Bar-sur-Aube -- Brienne -- Montmirail -- Chateau-Thierry -- Mind over matter -- Craonne -- Rheims -- Arcis-sur-Aube -- The eleventh hour -- The fall of Paris -- Fontainebleau -- Betrayal -- A dynasty in liquidation -- 'Farewell, my children' -- The dissolution of the guard -- The royal grumblers -- The guard at Elba -- The flight of the eagle -- The restoration of the guard -- The last muster -- The last campaign -- Waterloo -- The death of the guard -- The aftermath

Napoleon and his guard; a study in leadership