History of Warfare: The Napoleonic Wars (History Of Warfare)

The Napoleonic Wars КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: CassellАвтор(ы): Gunther E. RothenbergЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 1999Количество страниц: 226ISBN: 0-304-352-675Формат: pdf OCR OGONРазмер: 96,1 mb RAPIDили IFOLDER 85 He inherited the armies of the French Revolution that had overthrown a monarchy--and used them to conquer a continent on a scale never seen before. Napoleon developed what was perhaps the world's first "superpower," setting a pattern that would come to fruition in the twentieth century. From descriptions of Bonaparte's rise; through the years of the Second Coalition and the Grande Armée; to the heights of victory and the depths of defeat at Waterloo, a fascinating portrait emerges of a man and his methods. "Austerlitz, often described as Napoleon's greatest victory, epitomizes Napoleonic warfare: mobile, offensive and totally ruthless. This highly illustrated book, written by a leading authority, narrates the rise, astonishing success and eventual downfall of Napoleon, whose genius changed the face of warfare forever. Gunther Rothenberg covers the complete history of the Napoleonic Wars, from their origins in the French Revolution and the Italian Campaign through to Napoleon's final defeat in 1815"--Jacket He inherited the armies of the French Revolution that had overthrown a monarchy -- and used them to conquer a continent. Napoleon developed what was perhaps the world's first "superpower", setting a pattern that would come to fruition in the twentieth century. From descriptions of Bonaparte's rise; through the years of the Second Coalition and the Grande Armee; to the heights of victory and the depths of defeat at Waterloo, a fascinating portrait emerges of a man and his methods. This highly illustrated book narrates the rise, astonishing success and eventual downfall of Napoleon and focuses on the conduct of the Napoleonic Wars, the twelve years from 1803 to 1815