The wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815 / / Owen Connelly

• Autore: Connelly Owen <1924-2011, >
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.2/7
• Soggetto topico: First Coalition, War of the, 1792-1797; Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
• Soggetto geografico: France History Revolution, 1789-1799; France History, Military 1789-1815; Europe History, Military 1789-1815
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: THE WARS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON, 1792-1815; Copyright; Contents; List of maps; Introduction; 1 The Eighteenth century: the French military and its enemies -the Revolution begin; 2 The Revolution and war: First campaigns, 1789-93; 3 The Terror: politics and army reform, 1793-94; 4 The Terror and war, July 1793-July 1794; 5 The government of Thermidor and establishment of the Directory, July 1794-October 1795; 6 War in Italy and Germany, 1796-97; 7 Egypt and the coup d'etat de Brumaire, 1798-99; 8 Marengo and the Grande Armée, 1800-05 ; 9 Subduing the European powers: Austerlitz-Jena-Auerstädt-Friedland, 1805-0710 ""That miserable Spanish affair"": the Peninsular War, 1808-13; 11 The Wagram campaign, 1809/The Empire reaches its height, 1810; 12 The Russian campaign, 1812; 13 Campaigns of Germany and France, 1813-14; 14 The Hundred Days and Waterloo, 1815; 15 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 maps, this study is unique in its focus on the wars of both the French Revolution and Napoleon. Owen Connelly expertly analyzes them both to provide a broader context for warfare.Examining the causes of the wars, and how the practices of warfare during this period were to inf
• Titolo autorizzato: The wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815
• ISBN: 1-283-64252-2; 0-203-96594-9; 1-134-55290-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461945303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Warfare and History