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This book examines the transformation of the French military profession during the momentous period that saw the death of royal absolutism, the rise and fall of successive revolutionary regimes, the consolidation of Napoleonic rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy after the Empire’s final collapse. Crossing traditional chronological boundaries, it brings together periods in French history that are usually treated separately and challenges established views of change and continuity during the Age of Revolution. Based on a wealth of archival sources, this book is as much a social history of ideas like equality, talent, and merit as a military history. -- .

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9780719062629

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'Blaufarb's book is a study with wider implications, providing keen insights into the evolution of ideals from the last years of the Old Regime through the Napoleonic era.' Michael P. Fitzsimmons, Auburn University Montgomery, The Journal of Modern History Vol 77, No 2, June 2005 -- .

‘Blaufarb’s book is a study with wider implications, providing keen insights into the evolution of ideals from the last years of the Old Regime through the Napoleonic era.’ Michael P. Fitzsimmons, Auburn University Montgomery, The Journal of Modern History Vol 77, No 2, June 2005 -- .

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Rafe Blaufarb is Assistant Professor of History at Auburn University.

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