Napoleon 1814 The Defence of France |
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| Author:
| Uffindell, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84415-922-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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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. An
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. An