Swords Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armee

From rear cover: "Swords Around A Throne recreates the daily life of the Grande Armee's soldiers and leaders and the conditions under which they existed and fought, including rations, pay, mud and disease, hospitals, camp followers, loot, marches and uniforms. Placing the reader in the boots of individuals, from yardbird conscripts to generals, Elting carries us along the Armee's path, through triumph and disaster, in peace and at war. Military professional and historian John R. Elting paints an exciting, detailed picture of the fighting force created by the genius and power of Napoleon.