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Napoleon and the operational art of war : essays in honor of Donald D. Horward / edited by Michael V. Leggiere.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--Military leadership.
- Napoleon.
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
- Command of troops.
- France--History, Military--1789-1815.
- France.
- History, Military.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 619 pages) : maps (chiefly color
- Edition:
- Revised and expanded edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- In 'Napoleon and the Operational Art of War', the leading scholars of Napoleonic military history provide the most authoritative analysis of Napoleon's battlefield success and ultimate failure in a work that features the very best of campaign military history.
- Contents:
- 1 The Prophet Guibert p. 8 / Jonathan Abel
- 2 The French Way of War p. 39 / Jordan R. Hayworth
- 3 The Campaign against Piedmont-Sardinia, April 1796 p. 87 / Frederick C. Schneid
- 4 Napoleon's First Italian Campaign, 1796-1797 p. 116 / Michael V. Leggiere and Phillip R. Cuccia
- 5 The Second Italian Campaign p. 194 / John F. Weinzierl
- 6 1805: Ulm and Austerlitz p. 221 / Mark T. Gerges
- 7 The Jena Campaign: Apogee and Perihelion p. 249 / Dennis Showalter
- 8 Napoleon's Operational Warfare During the First Polish Campaign, 1806-1807 p. 275 / Alexander Mikaberidze and John H. Gill
- 9 An Ulcer Inflamed: Napoleon's Campaign in Spain, 1808 p. 306 / Huw J. Davies
- 10 1809: The Most Brilliant and Skillful Maneuvers p. 342 / John H. Gill
- 11 The Limits of the Operational Art: Russia 1812 p. 372 / Alexander Mikaberidze
- 12 Prometheus Chained, 1813-1815 p. 423 / Michael V. Leggiere
- 13 Napoleon's War at Sea p. 493 / Kenneth G. Johnson
- 14 Britain's Royal Navy and the Defeat of Napoleon p. 542 / Kevin D. McCranie.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Leiden, Netherlands Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789004438408
- 9004438408
- Publisher Number:
- 40030372264
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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