Napoleonic Warfare: The Operational Art of the Great Campaigns

ISBN-13: 9781440833076 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 249 str.

PH.D. John T. Kuehn

Opis

2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the famous Waterloo campaign, sparking a renewed interest in Napoleon's prowess as a military leader and acumen as a strategist. This in-depth analysis scrutinizes the complex campaigns and strategies of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, looking at how military genius--referred to in the book as "operational art"--shaded the panorama of 18th-century warfare.

Drawing upon familiar battles as well as lesser-known campaigns, this sweeping reference uses 20th-century military theory to explain 19th-century events. Author John T. Kuehn discusses joint warfare and strategy found in the military movements of Marshal Suvorov in Italy and Switzerland in 1799; the early and later campaigns of Napoleon and Nelson; and the Duke of Wellington's campaigns in Spain, Portugal, and Belgium. The work also includes an entire chapter on theory and history of operational art spanning a variety of perspectives--from theorist Carl von Clausewitz to American air force pilot John Boyd. This book is a must-have for any military history collection.