From Yorktown to Valmy: The Transformation of the French Army in an Age of Revolution

Having combed archives in the two countries, Scott (history, Wayne State U.) traces the experience of some 6,500 officers and soldiers of the French expeditionary corps after they set off in 1780 to aid the American Revolution, their role in the victory over Cornwallis, their return to France and resumption of peacetime duties from 1783 to 1789, and their reactions to revolution in their own country and the subsequent war. His specialty is the French Revolution. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)