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Informationen zum Autor By Owen Connelly Klappentext 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 tactical, that did not break down or change of necessity in the field. Distinguished historian Owen Connelly argues that Napoleon was the master of the broken play, so confident of his ability to improvise, cover his own mistakes, and capitalize on those of the enemy that he repeatedly plunged his armies into uncertain, seemingly desperate situations, only to emerge victorious as he 'blundered' to glory. Exploring this neglected aspect of Napoleon's battlefield genius, Connelly at the same time offers stirring and complete accounts of all the Napoleonic campaigns. Zusammenfassung Presenting a history of the Napoleonic Wars! this book argues that Napoleon was the master of the broken play! so confident of his ability to improvise! cover his own mistakes! and capitalize on those of the enemy that he plunged his armies into uncertain! seemingly desperate situations! only to emerge victorious as he blundered to glory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Young Bonaparte: Character, Education, and Early Triumphs Chapter 2: The Scrambler Emerges: The First Italian Campaign, 1796-1797 Chapter 3: Flirting with Oblivion: Egypt, 1798-1799 Chapter 4: Over the Alps: The Second Italian Campaign, 1800 Chapter 5: The Scrambler on the Danube: The Ulm-Austerlitz Campaign, 1805 Chapter 6: Overkill in the East: The Jena-Auerstadt-Friedland Campaign, 1806-1807 Chapter 7: The "Affair of Spain": The Peninsular War, 1808-1813 Chapter 8: The Wagram Campaign: The Austrian War, 1809 Chapter 9: The Fattening: Compromises with the Old Order European Empire, 1809-1812 Chapter 10: Heat, Ice, Snow, and Disaster: The Russian Campaign, 1812 Chapter 11: The Kill: From Lutzen to Elba, 1813-1814 Chapter 12: The Glorious Irrelevance: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815...
