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Michael V. Leggiere

Napoleon and Berlin: The Franco-Prussian War in North Germany, 1813 (Volume 1) (Campaigns and Commanders Series) Hardcover – April 15, 2002

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At a time when Napoleon needed all his forces to reassert French dominance in Central Europe, why did he fixate on the Prussian capital of Berlin? Instead of concentrating his forces for a decisive showdown with the enemy, he repeatedly detached large numbers of troops, under ineffective commanders, toward the capture of Berlin. In Napoleon and Berlin, Michael V. Leggiere explores Napoleon’s almost obsessive desire to capture Berlin and how this strategy ultimately lost him all of Germany.

Napoleon’s motives have remained a subject of controversy from his own day until ours. He may have hoped to deliver a tremendous blow to Prussia’s war-making capacity and morale. Ironically, the heavy losses and strategic reverses sustained by the French left Napoleon’s Grande Armee vulnerable to an Allied coalition that eventually drove Napoleon from Central Europe forever.

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University of Oklahoma Press
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April 15, 2002
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6 x 1.06 x 9 inches
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0806133996
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978-0806133997
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“No other book in English . . . discusses the two campaigns conducted by Napoleon in North Germany . . . in as much scope.”—Journal of Military History

About the Author

Michael V. Leggiere is Assistant Professor and Deputy Director, Military History Center, University of North Texas, and author of Napoleon & Berlin: The Franco-Prussian War in North Germany, 1813 (OU Press, 2002), and The Fall of Napoleon, Vol. I: The Allied Invasion of France, 1813-181 (Cambridge, 2007).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Oklahoma Press; 1st edition (April 15, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 404 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0806133996
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0806133997
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.44 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.06 x 9 inches

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David Scott Longstreth

This pare of 1813 was important - Read why - Well researched - Completes the big Picture.

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2020

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This book does indeed assist in providing a complete picture of the 1813 conflict with Napoleon. The author is very well researched and provides Notes and bibliography - I believe when reading history this is important. I have tossed a few books by those who did not bother. Leggiere references many previous authors and adds further available information. As well he uses Segur as a reference ( for those interested in the Segur argument )

I want to mention as well the manner of which Leggier forms the narrative. It is essay to follow. Looking for a negative: the maps are often copies of old maps, not easy to read, however the descriptions of events are very detailed.
Leggier mentions briefly many events during the same period. He relates how other events relate and is very detailed about the events concerning the books focus - near Berlin.
Grob Beeren, Katzbach, Deenewitz, Hagelberg - you will discover why they were important as well as Kulm.

If you want a best view of what occurred in that time try:
Napoleon: The End of Glory - Munro Price for a good over all - details on the Politics. ( also reference Segur) Russia Against Napoleon - Dominic Levien - great research of Russian sources as well as many others. ( also Segur ) follows 1812 - 1814. Great details for Kulm, etc.
The Spanish Ulcer - David Gates - covers the peninsular situation up through Wellington in France in 1814..
This books together will provide a very excellent picture of 1813.
Read on.

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Koba

Great book - but has a wrong and misleading title!

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017

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This book analyzes the war in northern Germany (chiefly Prussia) in the wake of Napoleon's disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812. The principal focus is on Prussia's effort, as a coalition partner, to defend Berlin against a French offensive in 1813. The book is chiefly written from a Prussian perspective. It covers Prussian internal politics, the mobilization of the Prussian Army, Prussian logistics, and the politics of Prussian military cooperation with the Russians and the Swedes under Bernadotte. The French are discussed to a far lesser degree, and they did not fight this campaign under Napoleon himself, but under Marshals Oudinot and Ney. For that reason, the book should not have been called "Napoleon and Berlin". If anything, it should have been called "Von Bülow and Berlin" - because Friedrich von Bülow led the Prussian force defending Berlin - or "Prussia Reborn" or "The War of Prussian Liberation", or something like that. In any event, I have no complaints about the analysis in the book, which I find excellent and convincing. I also emerged with a profound contempt for the loathsome, treacherous schemer Bernadotte.

This book very easy to read and is a must for anyone interested in the Napoleonic Era.

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Larry Casey

Maps are one requirement and there are plenty of good maps on hand – some are taken from older ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2014

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In general I found Napoleon and Berlin met or exceeded my expectations. There are several things I look for in a book on military history. Maps are one requirement and there are plenty of good maps on hand – some are taken from older historical texts and are a bit hard to read but overall there are more than enough to help the narrative along. Another thing I look for are the references/bibliography and footnotes. Here again there is a fine set of notes with an extensive bibliography. These are two big pluses.

There are two other items that I wish were included – a set of Order of Battles to cover the various organizations mentioned in the text and a timeline. Both are not present but are not necessary to the flow of the text and the points the author is making.

Campaigns and battles do not occur in a vacuum. Too often space and time limit the narrative and force “minor” events to the sidelines where they are ignored or only summarized. A really good history will focus on the oft ignored and present a fresh new look at events. Napoleon and Berlin does just that and this elevates the book to its 5 star rating.

I won’t go into the details but I will say this is a look at part of the 1813 War of the 6th Coalition that has been ignored for a long time. You will get to see how Prussia transitioned into war and the difficulties of mobilizing the Army, Landwehr and the Reserves. Also presented are the French actions to seize Berlin and the problems the various allied commands had working together.

I was pleased with the book – it nicely fills a gap in the published information covering the 1813 campaigns in Germany.

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Kindle-Kunde

Sehr informativ und prägnant geschrieben. Ich habe viel Neues erfahren. Ein Muss für jeden, der sich über die Befreiungskriege informieren möchte .

Reviewed in Germany on November 6, 2017

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Die strategischen Entscheidungen der Befehlshaber werden gut und nachvollziehbar für den Laien erläutert, so dass die Gesamtstrategie beider Seiten ersichtlich wird. Eine sehr gute Studie über diesen für Preußen und Deutschland so entscheidenden Konflikt.

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