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Book The History of the Campaign of 1796  in Germany and Italy

Download or read book The History of the Campaign of 1796 in Germany and Italy written by and published by . This book was released on 1797 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Napoleon s 1796 Italian Campaign

Download or read book Napoleon s 1796 Italian Campaign written by Carl von Clausewitz and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) is best known for his masterpiece of military theory On War, yet that work formed only the first three of ten volumes of his published writings. The others, historical analyses of the wars that roiled Europe from 1789 through 1815, informed and shaped Clausewitz’s military thought, so they offer invaluable insight into his dialectical, often difficult theoretical masterwork. Among these historical works, perhaps the most important is Napoleon’s 1796 Italian Campaign, which covers a crucial period in the French Revolutionary Wars. During this campaign the young, largely unknown Corsican, in his first command, led the French Army to triumph over the superior forces of the Austrian and Sardinian Armies. Moving from strategy to battle scene to analysis, this first English translation nimbly conveys the character of Clausewitz’s writing in all its registers: the brisk, often powerful description of events as they unfolded; the critical reflections on strategic theory and its implications; and, most bracing, the dissection and sharp judgment of the actions of the French and Austrian commanders. From the thrill of the Battle of Montenotte—the youthful Bonaparte’s first offensive—to the remorseless logic of Clausewitz’s assessments, Napoleon’s 1796 Italian Campaign will expand readers’ experience and understanding of not only this critical moment in European history but also the thought and writings of the modern master of military philosophy.

Book Napoleon in Italy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Phillip R. Cuccia
  • Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
  • Release : 2014-05-01
  • ISBN : 0806145331
  • Pages : 380 pages

Download or read book Napoleon in Italy written by Phillip R. Cuccia and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the center of Mantua, in northern Italy, a covered bridge stretches over the narrow Rio where vendors sell fish from pushcarts just as locals did more than two hundred years ago when Napoleon Bonaparte laid siege to the city. Four cannon balls protruding out of an adjacent wall offer a tacit monument to the sufferings of townspeople during the 1796–1797 siege, when the city, held by Austrian troops, finally fell under French control. Two years later, Mantua was again barraged, this time by a combined Austrian and Russian army, which took it back after four months. In Napoleon in Italy, Phillip R. Cuccia brings to light two understudied aspects of these trying periods in Mantua’s history: siege warfare and the conditions it created inside the city. Drawing on underutilized military records in Austrian, French, and Italian archives, Cuccia delves into these important conflicts to integrate political and social issues with a campaign study. Unlike other military histories of the era, Napoleon in Italy brings to light the words of soldiers, leaders, and citizens who experienced the sieges firsthand. Cuccia also shows how the sieges had consequences long after they were over. The surrender and proposed court-martial of François-Philippe de Foissac-Latour, the French general in charge of Mantua in 1799, sheds new light on Napoleon’s disdain for defeat. Foissac-Latour faced Napoleon’s ire, expulsion from the army, and harsh public criticism. Napoleon in Italy is not only the story of Mantua’s strategic importance. Mantua also symbolized Napoleon’s voracious determination to win and Austria’s desperation to retain its possessions. By placing the sieges of Mantua in an eighteenth-century international context, Cuccia introduces readers to a broader understanding of siege warfare and of how the global impacts the local.

Book The Napoleonic Wars  A Very Short Introduction

Download or read book The Napoleonic Wars A Very Short Introduction written by Mike Rapport and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Napoleonic Wars have an important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries they provided the stimulus for radical social and political change - particularly in Spain, Germany, and Italy - and are frequently viewed in these places as the starting point of their modern histories. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Rapport provides a brief outline of the wars, introducing the tactics, strategies, and weaponry of the time. Presented in three parts, he considers the origins and course of the wars, the ways and means in which it was fought, and the social and political legacy it has left to the world today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Book A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia

Download or read book A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia written by Library Company of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Catalogue of the books belonging to the Charleston Library Society

Download or read book A Catalogue of the books belonging to the Charleston Library Society written by Charleston Library Society (CHARLESTON, South Carolina) and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Catalogue of the Books  Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia  with an Account of the Institution  Charters  Laws and Regulations

Download or read book A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia with an Account of the Institution Charters Laws and Regulations written by Library Company of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia

Download or read book A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia written by Library. Library Company and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of the First Portion of the Famous Library of Sir Thomas Phillipps  Including a Complete Set of the Publications Privately Printed by Him at Middle Hill  Etc   which Will be Sold by Auction by Sotheby  Wilkinson   Hodge  3d August  1886  and Seven Following Days

Download or read book Catalogue of the First Portion of the Famous Library of Sir Thomas Phillipps Including a Complete Set of the Publications Privately Printed by Him at Middle Hill Etc which Will be Sold by Auction by Sotheby Wilkinson Hodge 3d August 1886 and Seven Following Days written by Sir Thomas Phillipps and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliotheca Britannica

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  • Author : Robert Watt
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1824
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 728 pages

Download or read book Bibliotheca Britannica written by Robert Watt and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books

Download or read book British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: