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ISBN: 0-7570-0154-8
Length: 208 Pages
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Category: History / Military / Napoleonic Wars
Price: $21.95
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ISBN: 0-7570-0155-6
Length: 148 Pages
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Category: History / Military / Napoleonic Wars
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Part of a sixteen-volume series developed and
written by the faculty of the United States Military Academy at
West Point, The Wars of Napolean takes you from the
early years of Napoleon Bonaparte's military career to the Emperor's
historic defeat at Waterloo. The text offers brilliant analyses
of Napoleon's military strengths and weaknesses. It also provides
a penetrating observation of the technology, tactics, logistics,
strategy, and outstanding generalship that created an empire stretching
from the Atlantic coast to the Russian Steppes, from the North Sea
to the Mediterranean. Finally, it offers a clear understanding of
the Bonaparte's military and political mistakes that led to his
eventual downfall.
Complementing this text is a beautiful large-format
full-color campaign atlas. These original maps not only highlight
Napoleon's key military battles, but also provide dates, unit numbers,
troop deployments, and movements of opposing forces, as well as
critical geographical information. This atlas is designed to be
used with the accompanying text or alone.
General
Thomas E. Griess (USA Ret.) began his military career in
1943, serving in the Pacific during World War II, and saw further
action in the Korean War. He received his master's degree in civil
engineering from the University of Illinois, and his PhD in history
from Duke University. General Griess joined the faculty of the U.S.M.A.
at West Point in 1956, and from 1969 to his retirement in 1981,
served as the first head of the Department of History.
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
THE QUEST OF EUROPE
Part I--The Growth of Napoleon
1. The Italian and Egyptian Campaigns
2. The Empire and the Grande Armee
Part II--Expansion of the Empire
3. The Ulm and Austerlitz Campaigns
4. The Jena and Friedland Campaigns
THE RESURGENCE OF EUROPE
Part III--Defense of the Empire
5. Defense on the Danube and in Spain
6. Offensive in Russia
Part IV--Loss of the Empire
7. Defeat at Leipzig and Napoleon's Abdication
8. The Downfall of Napoleon at Waterloo
Selected
Bibliography
Index
Reviews
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