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Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburg, Vol I
John H Gill
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Paperback. 'A definitive history of Napoleon's last victorious war' - First Empire Lively accounts of major and minor combat actions from Italy to Holland, Germany to Poland Analyzes the intersection of political goals and military operations Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp B&W Illustrations - plus maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 39. Weight in Grams: 704.
The Franco-Austrian War of 1809 was Napoleon's last victorious war. He would win many battles in his future campaigns, but never again would one of Europe's great powers lie broken at his feet. In this respect 1809 represents a high point of the First Empire yet at the same time Napoleon's armies were declining in quality and he was beginning to display the corrosive flaws that contributed to his downfall five years later. In this volume Gill tackles the political background to the war and the opening battles of Abensberg, Eggmuhl and Regensberg. He explores the motivations that prompted Austria ... Read more
The Franco-Austrian War of 1809 was Napoleon's last victorious war. He would win many battles in his future campaigns, but never again would one of Europe's great powers lie broken at his feet. In this respect 1809 represents a high point of the First Empire yet at the same time Napoleon's armies were declining in quality and he was beginning to display the corrosive flaws that contributed to his downfall five years later. In this volume Gill tackles the political background to the war and the opening battles of Abensberg, Eggmuhl and Regensberg. He explores the motivations that prompted Austria ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848327573
SKU
V9781848327573
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99-4
About John H Gill
John H. Gill is the author of With Eagles to Glory: Napoleon and His German Allies in the 1809 Campaign (Greenhill). Volume II will take the war to its conclusion, including the Battle of Wagram and the neglected struggle at Znaim that led to armistice.
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