The Bayonets Of The Republic: Motivation And Tactics In The Army Of Revolutionary France, 179194

ISBN-13: 9780367305765 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 368 str.

John a. Lynn

Opis

This book describes group cohesion in the army of revolutionary France, 1791-94, and focuses on the military system explaining the effectiveness of the Armee du Nord—its tactical system. It deals with motivation, including certain technical subjects, which bear on motivation.

Spis treści

Preface to the 1996 Edition -- Victory in the North -- The Armée du Nord on Campaign -- The Elements of Victory: A Theory of Combat Effectiveness -- Composition, Control, and Motivation -- The New Soldier: Composition and Character of the Rank and File -- The New Officer Corps: Social Composition, Political Surveillance, and Military Leadership -- Discipline in an Army of Citizen-Soldiers -- The Political Education of the Armée du Nord -- The Ordinaire and Motivation -- Doctrine, Training, and Tactics -- The Cult of the Bayonet: Enthusiasm and Tactics -- Cavalry and Artillery in an Infantry Army -- Training an Evolving Infantry -- Line and Column on the Battlefield -- The Dimensions of Open Order Combat in the Armée du Nord -- Conclusion Motivation and Tactics: The Experience of the Armée du Nord in Context -- Tables Concerning Tactical Practice

O autorze

John A. Lynn, an expert on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century warfare professor, is a professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an adjunct professor at Ohio State University. He lives in Champaign, Illinois.