The emperor on the battlefield : Napoleon's worth as a military commander / Felix Christoph Lotzin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lotzin, Felix Christoph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Military leadership.

Napoleon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (117 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hamburg : Anchor Academic Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hauptbeschreibung This book seeks to explore two working hypotheses: Firstly, that Napoleon''s alleged military superiority in terms of skill and battlefield competence over his peers can be empirically quantified and proven. Secondly, that the results of Napoleonic warfare can be predicted by applying the theory of Contest Success Functions to these battles. To address these claims this book is organized into four sections: Theory: The first of the conceptual sections summarizes the theoretical underpinning behind the economical understanding of conflict. This so called ''second approach'' an

Contents:

The Emperor on the Battlefield; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; 1. Introduction; I Theory; 2. The Economy of Conflict - The Second Approach; 3. Modelling Contest via the Contest Success Functions; II History; 4. The Essentials about Napoleonic Warfare; 5. The Data Set; III Modelling; 6. The Two Ways of Estimating a CSF; 7. Fitting the Ratio CSF via the Linear Probabilistic Model; 8. Fitting the Difference CSF via the Logit-Model; 9. Ratio Or Difference CSF? - Comparing The Results; IV Résumé; 10. How much was Napoleon actually worth?; 11. Final Consideration and Summary; Bibliography

Appendix

Notes:

"Disseminate knowledge"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-95489-507-2

OCLC:

854977223