Napoleon and the operational art of war : essays in honor of Donald D. Horward /

Napoleon and the operational art of war : essays in honor of Donald D. Horward /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
Description:	xiii, 553 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; volume 110 History of warfare ; v. 110.
Subject:	Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821 -- Military leadership. Napoleon -- I, -- Emperor of the French, -- 1769-1821. Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Military campaigns. Military leadership. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns. France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815. France. Military history.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10539731

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Other authors / contributors:	Horward, Donald D., honouree. Leggiere, Michael V., 1969- editor.
ISBN:	9789004270343 9004270345 9789004310032
Notes:	Collection of essays in honor of Donald D. Horward. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"In Napoleon and the Operational Art of War, the leading scholars of Napoleonic military history provide the most authoritative analysis of Napoleon's battlefield success and ultimate failure. Napoleon's development and mastery of the operational art of warfare is revealed as each chapter analyzes one Napoleonic war or major campaign of a war. To achieve this, the essays conform to the common themes of Napoleon's planning, his command and control, his execution of plans, and the response of his adversaries. Napoleon's sea power and the British response to the French challenge at sea is also investigated. Overall, this volume reflects the finest scholarship and cutting-edge research to be found in Napoleonic Military History. Contributors include Jonathan Abel, Robert M. Citino, Huw Davies, Mark T. Gerges, John H. Gill, Jordan Hayworth, Kenneth G. Johnson, Michael V. Leggiere, Kevin D. McCranie, Alexander Mikaberidze, Frederick C. Schneid, John Severn, Dennis Showalter, Geoffrey Wawro, and John F. Weinzierl"--
Other form:	Online version: Napoleon and the operational art of war. Brill : Leiden, [2016] 9789004310032
Standard no.:	9789004270343

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Michael V. Leggiere
The prophet Guibert / Jonathan Abel
The French way of war / Jordan R. Hayworth
The campaign against Piedmont-Sardinia, April 1796 / Frederick C. Schneid
The Second Italian Campaign / John F. Weinzierl
1805 : Ulm and Austerlitz / Mark T. Gerges
The Jena Campaign : apogee and perihelion / Dennis Showalter
An ulcer inflamed : Napoleon's campaign in Spain, 1808 / Huw J. Davies
1809 : the most brilliant and skillful maneuvers / John H. Gill
The limits of the operational art : Russia 1812 / Alexander Mikaberidze
Prometheus chained, 1813-1815 / Michael V. Leggiere
Napoleon's war at sea / Kenneth G. Johnson
Britain's Royal Navy and the defeat of Napoleon / Kevin D. McCranie
Afterword / Robert M. Citino
Conclusion / John Severn.