The Napoleonic Wars

by Richard Holmes

Overview

Written by one of Britain’s best known and most respected military historians, this is the essential account of the Napoleonic campaigns. Now in a new condensed and accessible edition!

This is popular history at its most engrossing, providing a vivid introduction to Napoleon's astonishing career and his effect on world history. A charismatic and astute military leader, Napoleon built an empire in a series of astounding campaigns from 1796 to 1812, winning many of the most famous battles of all time. At the height of his powers most of Europe was under his control, from Portugal to Moscow. 

Bestselling author Richard Holmes brings the era's great battles to life while he recounts in detail how Napoleon transformed France’s administrative, educational, and legal systems, and forged a pattern that shapes modern governments to this day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780233005942
Publisher:	Welbeck Publishing Group Limited
Publication date:	02/04/2020
Series:	Y
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Professor Richard Holmes was one of the UK's leading military historians. As well as being the General Editor of the Oxford Companion to Military History, he presented several documentary series for the BBC. His books include The Napoleonic Wars Experience (Carlton), Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front (Harper Perennial), Wellington: The Iron Duke (HarperCollins), and Red Coat (HarperCollins). He died in 2011.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Age of Napoleon v

1 The Revolutionary Background 1

2 The Making of A Reputation 5

3 Artillery 8

4 The Italian Campaign 12

5 Infantry 15

6 Egypt & Syria 18

7 Brumaire & Marengo 22

8 Ruler & Lawgiver 25

9 Ulm & Austerlitz 28

10 War At Sea 32

11 Napoleon's Art of War 36

12 The Jena Campaign 39

13 Grande Armée 42

14 Berlin To Tilsit 45

15 Cavalry 49

16 Napoleon In Spain 52

17 Napoleon's Family 55

18 The Wagram Campaign 59

19 The Spanish Ulcer 1809-11 71

20 The Imperial Court 74

21 The War of 1812 77

22 Russia: The Niemen To Moscow 80

23 Russia: Fire & Snow 84

24 Military Medicine 87

25 The Spanish Ulcer 1812-14 91

26 The Home Front: Napoleonic France 94

27 The Battle of The Nations 97

28 Napoleon's Greatest Adversaries 100

29 The Champagne Campaign 105

30 The Congress of Vienna 109

31 The 100 Days: Return & Attack 113

32 The Imperial Guard 116

33 The 100 Days: Waterloo 119

34 Imperial Twilight; St Helena 122

35 Napoleon's Legacy 125

Index 128

Acknowledgements 136

Editorial Reviews

The ultimate Napoleonic book.” —Military Illustrated

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