The Military Maxims of Napoleon [Hardcover]

Lt. General Sir George C. D' Aguilar (Translator), David G. Chandler (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 19, 2006

This is a distillation of the knowledge, intuition and wisdom of history's greatest military commander. Napoleon's success was built upon practical experience combined with his own study of classical warfare and his natural grasp of the key principles of war. His thoughts, theories and commentaries on the subject are here presented in the form of accessible and readable maxims and these, with explanatory comments, reveal the fundamentals of Napoleon's art of waging war. David Chandler has added to the explanatory comments and provided the necessary context for modern readers to compare Napoleon's principles with the experience of war in the modern age. This revealing guide presents Napoleon's principles of war and his art of conducting statecraft; it is a fascinating insight into a great mind and a unique collection of tenets on warfare in the Napoleonic era.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Dr. David G. Chandler is the foremost expert on Napoleonic warfare, the military campaigns of Napoleon, and the campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough. His seminal works include "The Campaigns of Napoleon, On the Napoleonic Wars" (1853673498), and "The Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Greenhill Books; 1st edition (February 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853675121
• ISBN-13: 978-1853675126
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,655,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why not all the maxims???????, October 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Military Maxims Of Napoleon (Paperback)

Napoleon's Maxims totalled more than ninety, and the totality of ALL of these are invaluable to the student of military history. Yet only a fraction of them were translated in the original volume that first appeared in the early 20th century; even worse, Chandler did not complete the job since this would have been a golden opportunity to showcase the previously ommitted and rarely-seen Maxims. Hopefully, some historian will do the complete job the next time.

12 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Napoleon's Wisdom, May 7, 2000

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Jonathan H. Skaggs - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Military Maxims Of Napoleon (Paperback)

Here is a distillation in one slim volume of the knowledge and wisdom of history's greatest military commander. Napoleon's unparalleled success was built on practical experience combined with his own study of the great empire-builders, from Alexander to Fredrick the Great--and the essence of what he learned from them is incorporated in this book

(from the introduction of the work)