Napoleon 1814: The Defence of France

Description: Napoleon 1814: The Defence of France Uffindell, Andrew Product Overview In 1814, after two successive years of defeat in Russia and central Europe, Napoleon was faced with the ultimate disaster - an Allied invasion of France itself. The conduct of the intense, fast-moving campaign that followed has been widely hailed as one of his greatest feats as a commander, yet it has rarely been described fully and objectively. Andrew Uffindell, in this gripping and original study, reconstructs the campaign, reassesses Napoleon's military leadership and provides a masterly account of a campaign that helped shape modern Europe.Using numerous eyewitness accounts, Napoleon 1814 records the swift succession of clashes in graphic detail, leading up to the final battle outside Paris, the biggest and bloodiest of the entire campaign, and then the extraordinary drama of Napoleon’s abdication. It shows for the first time how the course of the campaign was repeatedly determined by the weather and the terrain. The author also covers events off the battlefield, and examines a strangely neglected aspect of the campaign: the devastating impact on the civilian population. He provides a vivid and moving portrayal of a society traumatized by the brutal experience of war, as ordinary people struggled to survive and confront the moral dilemmas posed by enemy occupation. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword Military; Reprint edition (July 19, 2015) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473842565 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 64 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches Best Sellers Rank: #4,004,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,479 in Napoleonic War History (Books) #7,933 in French History (Books) #16,892 in Historical European Biographies (Books) #1,479 in Napoleonic War History (Books) #7,933 in French History (Books) Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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