In this wide-ranging study of the Napoleonic regime, Digby Smith tracks Napoleon’s rise to power, his stewardship of France from 1804–15, and his exile. He highlights his military mistakes, such as hi
The first book to cover the commanders, uniforms, weapons, tactics, and battles of all the armies involved in the conflict Drawn from international sources, many not seen before in English-language p
This book brings a highly eventful period of European history to life, chrinicling the battles, campaigns and skirmishes of the conflict and the political triumphs and declines of the combatant forces