Napoleon : From the Beginning of the French Revolution to the End of the 18th Century [Ill. Edition]

• Autore: Dodge Lt. - Theodore Ayrault
• Pubblicazione: Bielefeld : , : Pickle Partners Publishing, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (510 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.2
• Soggetto topico: Military history, Modern
• Nota di contenuto: Title page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE. -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. -- XXXVIII. - MEDINA AND BAYLEN, OCTOBER, 1807, TO JULY, 1808. -- XXXIX. - SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY. JULY TO SEPTEMBER, 1808. -- XL. - NAPOLEON IN SPAIN. OCTOBER, 1808, TO JANUARY, 1809. -- XLI. - RATISBON. FEBRUARY TO APRIL, 1809. -- XLII - ABENSBERG AND EGGMÜHL. APRIL 19 TO 23, 1809. -- XLIII - AGAIN TO VIENNA. APRIL TO MAY, 1809. -- XLIV. - ESSLING OR ASPERN. MAY 21-22, 1809. -- XLV. - THE ISLAND OF LOBAU. MAY 23 TO JULY 5 1988 -- XLVI - WAGRAM AND ZNAIM. JULY TO NOVEMBER, 1809. -- XLVII. - OPORTO AND TALAVERA. 1809. -- XLVIII. - BUSACO, FUENTES, ALBUERA, BADAJOZ. 1810-11. -- XILX. - THE INVASION OF RUSSIA. 1811 TO JUNE. 1812 -- L. - VILNA TO VITEBSK. JULY, 1812. -- LI. - SMOLENSK AND VALUTINO. AUGUST, 1812. -- LII. - BORODINO. SEPTEMBER 1 TO 7, 1812. -- LIII. - MOSCOW. SEPTEMBER 8 TO OCTOBER 19. 1812 -- LIV. - MALOYAROSLAVEZ. OCTOBER 19 TO NOVEMBER 14, 1812. -- LV. - THE BERESINA. NOVEMBER 15, 1812, TO JANUARY 31, 1813. -- LVI. - SALAMANCA AND VITTORIA. 1812-1813. -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER
• Sommario/riassunto: Includes over 200 maps, plans, diagrams and uniform printsLt.-Col. Theodore Ayrault Dodge was a soldier of long and bloody experience, having served with the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War losing one of his legs during the battle of Gettysburg. After the end of the war he settled down in retirement to write, he produced a number of excellent works on the recently ended Civil War and his magnum opus "A History of the Art of War", tracing the advances, changes and major engagements of Western Europe. His work was split into twelve volumes, richly illustrated with cuts of uniforms, portraits and maps, each focussing on periods of history headed by the most prominent military figure; Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick the Great and finally Napoleon. Napoleon and the period which he dominated received such care and attention that Dodge wrote four excellent, authoritative and detailed volumes on him.This third volume begins with Napoleon's ambitious foray in Spain and Portugal in 1807-8, despite British intervention his forces are triumphant over much of Spain. Napoleon is forced to turn back to his Eastern enemies as Austria attack on the Danube, even Napoleon's great powers cannot gain him victories at all times and his repulse at Aspern hands him his first major defeat. He is able to bring the Austrians to heel after the bloody battle of Wagram, but his over vaulting ambition is beginning to become too much; as reverses in the Peninsula mount he decides on the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812. This volume concludes as the remnants of the Grande Armée trudge back through the snows of Russia and his lieutenants are roundly beaten by Wellington at Vittoria.A well written, expansive and excellent classic.
• Altri titoli varianti: Napoleon
• Titolo autorizzato: Napoleon
• ISBN: 9781782898733; 1782898735
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163348303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Napoleon: a History of the Art of War [Ill. Edition] Series