NAPOLEON AS A GENERAL

"Among the many biographies of Napoleon and chronological histories of his campaigns, this book is the first to focus on Napoleon as a General. The book opens with a short treatise on generalship in order to define Napoleon's achievement before moving on to the character of the man himself. It examines Napoleon as a strategist, as a coalition commander, Napoleon's campaigns and Napoleon on the battlefield. Areas often ignored in the context of pre-industrial warfare - logistics and counter-insurgency - are also examined. Jonathon Riley proceeds to a detailed examination of three specific case studies, beginning with Napoleon's first essay in generalship and the conquest of Piedmont, Napoleon at the height of his powers at the conquest of Prussia, to Napoleon's final defeats and the Battle of the Nations in 1813."--BOOK JACKET.