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Author:

Cardoza, Thomas, 1962-

Title:

Intrepid women : cantini©·res and vivandi©·res of the French army / Thomas Cardoza.

Publisher:

Indiana University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xiv, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Women and the military--France--History.
Women and war--France--History.
Army spouses--France--History.
Camp followers--France--History.
France.--Arm©♭e--History.--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- An uncertain existence : vivandi©·res in the Royal Army -- "Absolutely necessary" : vivandi©·res in the armies of the French Revolution -- Expanded opportunities : cantini©·res in the armies of Napoleon -- "Useful and necessary" : cantini©·res and the constitutional monarchies -- The second empire : the "Golden Age" of the cantini©·res -- The Third Republic and the end of the cantini©·res.

ISBN:

025335451X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780253354518 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)419874310

LCCN:

2009037114

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)