{"product_id":"napoleons-infantry-gabriele-esposito-9781399008310","title":"Napoleon's Infantry","description":"This volume covers the infantry units of Napoleon's Imperial Army, during the crucial years 1800-1815. When the future Emperor assumed control of France, the infantry of his army was disorganized and poorly equipped; it lacked discipline and was trained in a quite old-fashioned way. Napoleon acted very rapidly to resolve the major problems of his foot troops, by giving them a new structure and by teaching them new tactics. By 1805, the French infantry was without a doubt the best in the world in terms of combat capabilities. The book will cover all the categories of units that were part of Napoleon's infantry: line regiments, light regiments, foreign corps and special corps. It is not always realized that the French infantry of 1800-1815 included large numbers of foreign soldiers and even an Irish Legion; all these little-known corps are taken into consideration, together with several special corps like Corsican light infantry and mountain infantry. Gabriele Esposito provides a complete guide to the French infantry of Napoleon, illustrated with rare contemporary uniform plates that have never been published before.","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50349591265568,"sku":"9781399008310","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781399008310.jpg?v=1781475845","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/napoleons-infantry-gabriele-esposito-9781399008310","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}