A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars [Hardcover]

David G. Chandler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1979

The Wordsworth Military Library covers the breadth of military history, including studies of individual leaders and accounts of major campaigns and great conflicts.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 570 pages
• Publisher: Scribner (October 1, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0025236709
• ISBN-13: 978-0025236707
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,954,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a place to start your research., January 21, 1998

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[e-mail] (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars (Hardcover)

This a place to start your research if you are a serious or casual student of the Napoleonic Wars. There are some errors, omissions and "failed" links. But all in all a good reference. Highly desired by the historian and wargamer alike. Eric T. Holmes Camino Real Post

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An average book., July 23, 1999

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This review is from: A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars (Hardcover)

Too much is written about the commander of a small British corps that supported the Spanish guerillas, and not enough about the commanders of the greatest armies like Suvorow, Archduke Charles, Davout. Regarding the maps, Borodino appears to be a mere skirmish in comparison to those battles where Chandler's compatriots took part.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Thin Chandler, October 28, 1999

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Hornblower (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars (Hardcover)

I am interested in the German King Legion, Polish and Swiss troops at Peninsula. I was deeply surprised at the author's description of the battle at Fuengirola where the Poles trashed British troops. Nothing is more misleading. Please compare this to G. Nafziger's "Saxons and Poles" and to other authors.

I think this author has tried to specialize in too many topics, (see his other books mentioned on amazon.com)and that this is the side effect.

I am also disappointed in the maps. These great battles appear like skirmishes when compared to those which were fought by the British.