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The Napoleonic Wars (Smithsonian History of Warfare) Paperback – January 31, 2006

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This vividly illustrated history of the Napoleonic Wars documents the wars' origins in the French Revolution, narrates Napoleon's victories at Austerlitz and Jena, and concludes with his defeats in the Iberian peninsula, Russia, and finally at Waterloo. Author Gunther E. Rothenberg describes how Napoleon transformed interstate warfare into a system of relentless conquest, creating a military superpower on a scale not seen since the Roman Empire. Though eventually defeated, Napoleon's model of conquest set a pattern that was to be revived by modern totalitarian states, and their opponents.

A sweeping examination of the rise, triumph, and eventual downfall of Napoleon, a man whose military genius forever changed the face of war.
Analysis of Napoleon's system of waging war, and the strategies that allowed him to create a singularly powerful army.
A look at the profound influence of Napoleonic conquest on warfare of the modern era.

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240 pages
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Harper Perennial
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January 31, 2006
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5 x 0.5 x 7.75 inches
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006085121X
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978-0060851217
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (January 31, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006085121X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060851217
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.5 x 7.75 inches

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JB1976

FANTASTIC survey.

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2016

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A great survey of the Napoleonic wars! For those who have read detailed histories of these wars, this book is like an outline - very readable and will prompt recall of the fuller story and keep your knowledge fresh and accessible whenever you are asked to describe a particular bit of these wars (I was asked a question and was unable to answer - embarrassing for me as a trained historian. This book was my antidote.). For those with little or no background in this history, this book will give you the big picture, and highlight the important events, of what happened in this MASSIVE conflagration that swallowed all of Europe (and far beyond) only 200 years ago. Absolutely highly recommend this book!

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Quang Nguyen

Good overall but kinda brief

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2016

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All over all this is a good book. As a Napoleonic Wars enthusiast, I found this book is very good for beginners who want to learn about the period. The author is famous for his other works in the period and he stated his opinions, comments clearly in the context, to prevent bias. The major drawback of this book is unbalance, or too brief. I love Aspern-Essling and Borodino and love to see the battle maps, marching plans etc. after reading the Austerlitz battle. I found this book so awesome as its map has great details but I soon found out that what we got is just 1 map and only 1 page about the battle for Borodino, while Austerlitz got itself almost 3 pages with 3 maps...

Anyway, if you are not an enthusiast as me, this is a great book for knowing in general. But if you like going further or more depth, I would prefer the Essential History version of Osprey, it has more details, but kinda hard to read and lots of typos however.

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Sarah P

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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2010

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The author did a fantastic job of describing Napoleon's military life. Through the format of a narrative, Rothenberg goes into sufficient detail about the campaigns, the individual battles, and even the skirmishes involved in those fifteen years of fighting. Examples of such detail include pulling quotes from generals and other military leaders both surrounding and competing with Napoleon, giving an account of the weather and surrounding landscapes of specific battles, and detailing the course of the battle with statistics on troop casualties and army sizes. It is not so much a story where the reader sees things "through the eyes of Napoleon" and we follow him exclusively, but rather an account of the battles with an emphasis on Napoleon's thoughts and actions therein. I thoroughly enjoyed The Napoleonic Wars and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone interested in such a topic. I now have a better understanding of the events, those involved, and the implications of the Wars' end result, and how all of those things played out and impacted modern history and warfare.

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Treetown

Interesting Survey of a Crucial Period in Military History

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2000

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This work in the Cassell History of Warfare series edited by noted historian John Keegan concerns the Napoleonic Period. A phase of military history notable for large armies, the rise of nationalism as a motivating force, and the development of a class of professional officers who actually began to study and reconsider military theory. Rothenburg does an admirable job in covering these ideas and giving a broad survey of the major campaigns, weapon systems, and military theories. For the more serious specialist readers, books about specific campaigns and battles (i.e the endless number concerning Waterloo) can fill in the fine details. For the academically minded, David Chandler's classic Campaigns of Napoleon remains definitive, but only focuses on the Emperor. In short: excellent for the non-specialist browser who might be curious in the conflicts which led to the creation of modern Europe.

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D. Ferens

A good well-illustrated account of Napoleon's battles

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2013

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Since I was able to visit the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium several years ago, I have always been interested in Napoleon's overall military campaigns. This book is especially good in that it contains many maps, diagrams, and pictures of the battles that were fought with some good explanations of what happened during the battles; most other books on Napoleon's wars (and on military history in general) seem to be too "wordy" and lack useful illustrations. It probably is not the most detailed account of Napoleon's battles (Waterloo is relatively concise), and it ends abruptly after Napoleon's abdication in 1815 with nothing about what happened afterward. Still, this book is excellent for anyone who wants a readable and well-illustrated description of Napoleon's battles and campaigns.

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Outposthawaii808

Good easy read

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019

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Nice and a good read, good facts with out putting me to sleep with charts and non needs facts. A good starting book

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Chatham H. Forbes Sr.

The Martial Napoleon

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012

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This author is an impeccable, authoritative scholar. His book on the Napoleonic Wars is a compact wonder of clear, well organized exposition. This is objective, factual description of the campaigns, personalities, and consequences of Bonaparte's epic career. It offers valuable perspective to the twenty-first century reader.

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Robert Greene

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2018

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Hail Napoleon!

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Ronald Delval

An excellent primer to the purely military side of the Napoleonic Wars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2018

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An excellent tiny review going over the essential evolution of warfare from the French Revolution up til the end of the Napoleonic Era.
Awesome maps, all the most crucial battles are discussed as are the strengths and weakness of the different nations + info on troop units.
It also excellently explains what made Napoleon the 'God of War' he was but also explains why a brilliant man is still a man and therefore flawed. So where he misses the ball we see in detail too.

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Henk Beentje

A good introduction, excellent mapping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2010

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This is no in-depth treatment - but you already guessed it, from it being 224 pages long. That said, It has a large amount of information contained within it, helped by some really good mapping. There are also a lot of contemporary plates, mostly of battle scenes. I think the book is good on both strategy and tactics, and gives us an excellent introduction of this confusing era. Don't expect too much socio-political background: there is some, but this book deals with what is announced in the title; the wars, the battles, the strategy and the weapons.
An overview; but a good and useful one, and well-illustrated, too.

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Robbo

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2015

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Excellent!

歴史研究家

ナポレオン戦争を分かりやすく面白い！！

Reviewed in Japan on June 24, 2006

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ナポレオン戦争が好きな方、興味のある方はこの本は一度は読んだ方がいいです！この本は重要な戦いの詳しい図や説明があり、カラーなので見やすいです。タイトルがナポレオン戦争って書いてありますが、フランス革命から書かれています、ヴァルミーなどの戦い、当時の各国の勢力範囲などの図も載ってます。ぜひ機会があれば買ってみて下さい！

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