This third edition has been updated to reflect scholarship on a complex epoch. It aims to give students the generally accepted "story" of the era, and furnish them with the basic knowledge to put in context the more sophisticated works listed in the bibliography.[...]
Written by an experienced author and expert in the field, "Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815" provides a thorough re-examination of the crucial period in the history of France for students of history and military studies. Based on extensive research, and including twenty detailed[...]
What can we learn about leadership and the experience of war from the best combat leaders the world has ever known? This book takes us behind the scenes and to the front lines of the major wars of the past 250 years through the words of twenty combat commanders. What they have to say - which is rema[...]
Renowned for its accuracy, brevity, and readability, this book has long been the gold standard of concise histories of the Napoleonic Wars. Now in an updated and revised edition, it is unique in its portrayal of one of the world's great generals as a scrambler who never had a plan, strategic or tact[...]