Napoleon S Enfant Terrible
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Napoleon S Enfant Terrible
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Author : John G. Gallaher
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2008
Napoleon S Enfant Terrible written by John G. Gallaher and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A dedicated career soldier and excellent division and corps commander, Dominique Vandamme was a thorn in the side of practically every officer he served. Outspoken to a fault, he even criticized Napoleon, whom he never forgave for not appointing him marshal. His military prowess so impressed the emperor, however, that he returned Vandamme to command time and again. In this first book-length study of Vandamme in English, John G. Gallaher traces the career of one of Napoleon's most successful midrank officers. He describes Vandamme's rise from a provincial youth with neither fortune nor influence to an officer of the highest rank in the French army. Gallaher thus offers a rare look at a Napoleonic general who served for twenty-five years during the wars of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. This was a time when a general could lose his head if he lost a battle. Despite Vandamme's contentious nature, Gallaher shows, Napoleon needed his skills as a commander, and Vandamme needed Napoleon to further his career. Gallaher draws on a wealth of archival sources in France--notably the Vandamme Papers in Lille--to draw a full portrait of the general. He also reveals new information on such military events as the Silesian campaign of 1807 and the disaster at Kulm in 1813. Gallaher presents Vandamme in the context of the Napoleonic command system, revealing how he related to both subordinates and superiors. Napoleon's Enfant Terrible depicts an officer who was his own worst enemy but who was instrumental in winning an empire.
Napoleon And Grouchy
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Author : Paul L. Dawson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-06-30
Napoleon And Grouchy written by Paul L. Dawson and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with History categories.
One of the enduring controversies of the Waterloo campaign is the conduct of Marshal Grouchy. Given command of a third of Napoleons army and told to keep the Prussians from joining forces with Wellington, he failed to keep Wellington and Blcher apart with the result that Napoleon was overwhelmed at Waterloo. Grouchy, though, was not defeated. He kept his force together and retreated in good order back to France.Many have accused Grouchy of intentionally holding back his men and not marching to join Napoleon when the sound of the gunfire at Waterloo could clearly be heard, and he has been widely blamed for Napoleons defeat.Now, for the first time, Grouchys conduct during the Waterloo campaign is analyzed in fine detail, drawing principally on French sources not previously available in English. The author, for example, answers questions such as whether key orders did actually exist in 1815 or were they later fabrications to make Grouchy the scapegoat for Napoleons failures? Did General Grard really tell Grouchy to march to the sound of the guns? Why did Grouchy appear to move so slowly when speed was essential?This is a subject which is generally overlooked by British historians, who tend to concentrate on the actions of Wellington and Napoleon, and which French historians choose not to look at too closely for fear that it might reflect badly upon their hero Napoleon.Despite the mass of books written on Waterloo, this is a genuinely unique contribution to this most famous campaign. This book is certain to fuel debate and prompt historians to reconsider the events of June 1815.
Simply Napoleon
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Author : J. David Markham
language : en
Publisher: Simply Charly
Release Date : 2017-08-15
Simply Napoleon written by J. David Markham and has been published by Simply Charly this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“What a little gem! If you are looking for a quick biography of Napoleon, look no further. With lively narrative and good mastery of facts, Simply Napoleon will take you on a thrilling journey recounting Napoleon's rise to power from his humble beginnings on the island of Corsica to the emperor of much of Europe. Highly recommended for those wanting a brief refresher on one of the greatest European statesmen. This is both an entertaining and an enlightening read!” —Alexander Mikaberidze, Sybil T. and J. Frederick Patten Professor of History Department of History and Social Sciences at Louisiana State University in Shreveport The first emperor of France and one of the shrewdest military leaders of all time, Napoleon Bonaparte(1769–1821) eventually came to control much of Europe. In Simply Napoleon, authors J. David Markham and Matthew Zarzeczny tell Napoleon’s story, from his birth on the island of Corsica to his eventual imprisonment and death on the island of Saint Helena. They explain how the famed military commander’s unique combination of determination, intellect, and personal charisma allowed him to rise from a provincial village to become a powerful and authoritative ruler. While taking an overall positive view of Napoleon, Markham and Zarzeczny also make it a point to draw attention to his mistakes and their consequences, providing a balanced picture of this complicated figure who was both a product of his times and a man pointing the way to the future. Marked by first-rate scholarship, as well as a highly readable and accessible style, Simply Napoleon is an exceptional introduction to Napoleon and his times—a study that not only illuminates a key personality and period in modern history, but also helps us understand how modern Europe took shape.
Napoleon France And Waterloo
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Author : Charles J. Esdaile
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-11-30
Napoleon France And Waterloo written by Charles J. Esdaile and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-30 with History categories.
So great is the weight of reading on the subject of the Waterloo campaign that it might be thought there is nothing left to say about it, and from the military viewpoint, this is very much the case. But one critical aspect of the story has gone all but untold the French home front. Little has been written about the topic in English, and few works on Napoleon or Revolutionary and Napoleonic France pay it much attention. It is this conspicuous gap in the literature that Charles Esdaile explores in this erudite and absorbing study. Drawing on the vivid, revealing material that is available in the French archives, in the writings of soldiers who fought in France in 1814 and 1815 and in the memoirs of civilians who witnessed the fall of Napoleon or the Hundred Days, he gives us a fascinating new insight into the military and domestic context of the Waterloo campaign, the Napoleonic legend and the wider situation across Europe.
Napoleon And The Operational Art Of War
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-02-02
Napoleon And The Operational Art Of War written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-02 with History categories.
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 in a work that features the very best of campaign military history.
Harper S New Monthly Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
Harper S New Monthly Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with American literature categories.
Harper's Magazine made its debut in June 1850, the brainchild of the prominent New York book-publishing firm Harper & Brothers. Harper's Magazine, the oldest general-interest monthly in America, explores the issues that drive our national conversation, through long-form narrative journalism and essays, and such celebrated features as the iconic Harper's Index. With its emphasis on fine writing and original thought Harper's provides readers with a unique perspective on politics, society, the environment, and culture.
A History Of Savoy
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Author : John Dormandy
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2018-08-17
A History Of Savoy written by John Dormandy and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Savoy and its Alps were for seven centuries an independent state at the centre of Europe, separating France from the patchwork of principalities that made up Italy. Merchants, clerics, pilgrims, diplomats as well as privileged young Englishmen on the Grand Tour, regularly used the Alpine passes. But it was the need of European armies to cross Savoy which made its rulers powerful as the Gatekeepers of the Alps. It allowed the Duchy of Savoy to prosper and survive when all the other great duchies of Burgundy, Milan, Provence and Dauphin' disappeared at the end of the fifteenth century. Savoy successfully resisted the pressure from Protestant Geneva on its doorstep, but was the first country to succumb to the French Revolution. By judiciously switching alliances during the European wars beginning at the end of the seventeenth century, the House of Savoy finally gained a crown. The conspiracy concocted by Napoleon III and Cavour led directly to the unification of Italy and the definitive annexation of Savoy to France in 1860. Simultaneously, the Alps that had been the source of Savoy's power, now became the source of its prosperity as a centre of tourism.
Public Opinion
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
Public Opinion written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with categories.
Napoleonic Wars
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Author : Frederick C. Schneid
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2012
Napoleonic Wars written by Frederick C. Schneid and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
The essential bibliography of the Napoleonic Wars
Intimate Memoirs Of Napoleon Iii Vol 2 Of 2
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Author : Baron D'ambès
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-03
Intimate Memoirs Of Napoleon Iii Vol 2 Of 2 written by Baron D'ambès and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03 with History categories.
Excerpt from Intimate Memoirs of Napoleon III, Vol. 2 of 2: Personal Reminiscences of the Man and the Emperor Not only is there this charm to be worked, but at the same time an end is to be put, finally and for ever, to all unsettling influences; the secret of this twofold undertaking has been confided to me. The marrow, insanitary streets are to be pulled down, and broad, open roads made in their place. New boulevards will be laid out which will act as lungs to the city. The new arteries will form a strategic network within which barricades will be impossible - and without barricades disturbances will cease. Paris will be more healthy and more peaceful as well as more beautifiil. By the extension Of the boundary the city will be enlarged - in fact its area will be doubled by the inclusion of the extra-mural communes, which naturally will mean an addition to the municipal budget. That, said Napoleon to me, is my plan. He is a determined man, and he will carry it out. The question remains, do the Parisians like it? That is far from certain, for your Parisian is nothing if not critical (is essentially a fault-finder), and does not invariably show much gratitude even to those who work for him. He even sets himself to oppose the very people who are devoting themselves to his interests and advantage. He is an enfant terrible, who must be benefited in spite of himself, and who, as often as not, bites the hand that feeds him. Napoleon III. Knows this perfectly, and is content with the ro'le of the benefactor who expects neither reward nor gratitude. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.