The Wars of NapoleonSquare One Publishers, Inc., 2003 - 184 páginas *** OVER 210,000 WEST POINT MILITARY HISTORY SERIES SETS IN PRINT *** This fascinating study takes the reader from the early years of Napoleon's career to his defeat at Waterloo. It is a penetrating look at the technology, tactics, logistics, strategy, and outstanding generalship that created an empire. |
Índice
THE CONQUEST OF EUROPE | 1 |
The Empire and the Grande Armée | 21 |
Expansion of the Empire | 39 |
3 | 41 |
The Jena and Friedland Campaigns | 57 |
THE RESURGENCE OF EUROPE | 76 |
56 | 77 |
5 | 81 |
The Conqueror Surveys a Deserted Moscow 1812 | 118 |
78 | 125 |
Chapter 7 | 127 |
Bernadotte the Crown Prince of Sweden | 133 |
8 | 143 |
Chapter 8 | 149 |
Napoleon at the Battle of Ligny June 1815 | 156 |
British Counterattack Captures French Guns at Waterloo | 162 |
Offensive Into Russia | 103 |
LEmpereur | 105 |
Marshal Michel Ney | 111 |
Selected Bibliography | 170 |
| 177 | |
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