Napoleon and the Struggle for Germany 2 Volume Set
Napoleon and the Struggle for Germany 2 Volume Set
$105.00
USDThis two-volume set is the first comprehensive history of the campaigns that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael V. Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, Prussia, the weakest of the Great Powers, led the struggle against Napoleon as a war of national liberation. Using German, French, British, Russian, Austrian and Swedish sources, he provides a panoramic history ranging from the mobilization of the belligerents, strategy and operations to coalition warfare, diplomacy and civil-military relations. He examines the strategy, military operations and battles in Germany from Napoleon's initial campaign which drove the Russo-Prussian army to the banks of the Oder and the verge of defeat to the epic four-day Battle of Nations at Leipzig and Napoleon's retreat to France. This study not only highlights the breakdown of Napoleon's strategy in 1813, but constitutes a fascinating study in coalition warfare, international relations, and civil-military relations.
- A comprehensive two-volume military history of the German campaign during the Napoleonic Wars
- Separate volumes examine the two distinctive phases of the spring and fall campaigns in 1813
- An essential contribution to our broader understanding of the Napoleonic Wars and of Napoleon as a commander
Product details
December 2018Multiple copy pack
9781107484092
1404 pages
229 × 152 × 73 mm
1.98kg
41 b/w illus. 54 maps
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1. The War of Liberation, Spring 1813: Preface
- 1. Odd man out
- 2. A new coalition
- 3. Saxony
- 4. The Saale
- 5. Großgörschen
- 6. The Elbe
- 7. Bautzen
- 8. The Prussian Thermopylae
- 9. Silesia
- Assessment
- Bibliography
- Index. Volume 2. The Defeat of Napoleon: Introduction
- 1. Trachenberg and Reichenbach
- 2. The Silesian army
- 3. 'The infamous conduct of the Prussians'
- 4. Löwenberg
- 5. Goldberg
- 6. The Katzbach
- 7. Blücher's hare hunt
- 8. 'Nothing more remains than to have them shot dead'
- 9. Lusatia
- 10. The Middle Elbe
- 11. The Mulde
- 12. Hide and seek
- 13. Opening round
- 14. 'A battle of the most obstinate and sanguinary class'
- 15. The battle of Leipzig
- 16. Race to the Rhine
- Assessment
- Bibliography
- Index.
