The Military EnlightenmentThe Military Enlightenment brings to light a radically new narrative both on the Enlightenment and the French armed forces from Louis XIV to Napoleon. Christy Pichichero makes a striking discovery: the Geneva Conventions, post traumatic stress disorder, the military "band of brothers," and soldierly heroism all found their antecedents in the eighteenth century French armed forces. Readers of The Military Enlightenment will be startled to learn of the