Jeremy Black

French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Strategies for a World War

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Produktbeschreibung

This innovative book analyzes the strategic dimensions of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, critiquing Napoleon's broader strategic weaknesses. The first history to look holistically at the strategies of the leading belligerents from a global perspective, it is an essential read for military professionals, students, and history buffs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 537g
• ISBN-13: 9781538163696
• ISBN-10: 1538163691
• Artikelnr.: 62224899

Autorenporträt

Jeremy Black is a pre-eminent military historian, thinker and strategist. His publications include The French and Napoleonic Wars, A History of Artillery, Importance of Being Poirot; The World of James Bond; and A History of the Second World War in 100 Maps. He is professor emeritus of history at the University of Exeter.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Strategic Contexts
3 The Shock of the New? 1792-97
4 To Global Strategies, 1798-1803
5 Central Europe at Stake, 1804-9
6 New Wars, 1810-14
7 War without a Viable French Strategy? 1815
8 Strategic Assessment
9 Later Strategic Scrutiny
10 Conclusions
Selected Further Reading