The hobby of "living history", and military re-enactment in particular, is growing in popular around the world. Photographer Stephen Maughan followed the European re-enactment circuit for four years, assembling an astonishing portfolio of color photographs that bring the troops of the First French Empire to life.
Here, in stunning all-new color photographs, are the infantry and gunners who followed Napoleon into legend. Dedicated enthusiast have painstakingly re-created the soldiers' uniforms, equipment, weapons, and tactics, contributing profoundly to the store of knowledge about this bygone era.
The painstaking re-creation of these troops allows modern access to a subject invaluable to modellers, war-gamers, and students of military history.
