Swords around a Throne: Napoleon’s Grande Armée

 
 
From the publisher:
Swords around a Throne is a detailed book of Napoleon's Grande Armee from its inception to its destruction and after. Background material is provided of the Ancien Regime's Royal Army and the armies of the French Revolution as well as allies, foreign troops in French service and the Grande Armee's enemies. Generals, captains, and the man in the ranks are all quoted. The final chapters talk about the return, hasty departure, and final return of the Bourbons 'in the allies' baggage wagons', and what happened to the Grande Armée and its commanders after Napoleon's final exile.
 
About the author :
John Elting was associate professor at the U.S Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY, where as an he became a prolific author.