Five enemy armies have crossed the borders. Paris is starving. Treachery reigns everywhere. The Kings of Prussia, Austria, and England are already laughing, convinced they will dismember the nation and wipe the Republic off the map. They thought it would be a mere formality.How France Created the Most Terrifying Army in History
00:00 August 1793: The Planned Death of France
02:24 The Illusion of European Monarchies
04:38 A Republic Surrounded and Betrayed
09:21 The Invention of Total War
12:16 Lazare Carnot's Decree: The Nation in Arms
14:39 The Industrial Miracle: Transforming Everything into Weapons
18:00 The Fury of the Volunteers of Year II
20:42 The Shock Tactic: The Attack Column
24:11 The Battle of Fleurus and the First Military Balloon
27:32 The Irresistible Counter-Offensive
29:45 From the Revolution to Napoleon's Grande Armée
32:30 Conclusion: The Victory of a People's Will
Five enemy armies have crossed the borders. Paris is starving. Treachery reigns everywhere. The Kings of Prussia, Austria, and England are already laughing, convinced they will dismember the nation and wipe the Republic off the map. They thought it would be a mere formality.How France Created the Most Terrifying Army in History
00:00 August 1793: The Planned Death of France
02:24 The Illusion of European Monarchies
04:38 A Republic Surrounded and Betrayed
09:21 The Invention of Total War
12:16 Lazare Carnot's Decree: The Nation in Arms
14:39 The Industrial Miracle: Transforming Everything into Weapons
18:00 The Fury of the Volunteers of Year II
20:42 The Shock Tactic: The Attack Column
24:11 The Battle of Fleurus and the First Military Balloon
27:32 The Irresistible Counter-Offensive
29:45 From the Revolution to Napoleon's Grande Armée
32:30 Conclusion: The Victory of a People's Will