Theodore A Dodge

Gebundenes Buch

Warfare in the Age of Napoleon-Volume 3

the Battle of Austerlitz, the War of the Fourth Coalition and the Early Peninsular Campaigns, 1805-1809

Beschreibung

The third volume of a major work on warfare in the Napoleonic age The author of this substantial multi-volume history, Theodore A Dodge, was not only an historian of stature and note but also a soldier. He wrote several well regarded histories of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War and other works of military history. Perhaps his most outstanding achievement was a series of books, published under the umbrella title 'the Art of War,' focusing on different historical periods as typified by their most notable military commanders-including the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal and Caesar in the ancient world and the wars of the 17th and 18th century as fought by great captains including Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick and Marlborough. This volume is part of his in depth study of the Napoleonic period, which in its entirety was comprised of four huge volumes that benefited from the inclusion of almost 800 small scale uniform drawings, portraits of notable personalities and numerous theatre, campaign and battlefield maps. This retitled Leonaur edition has been revised to form volumes of approximately equal size reformatted to enable us to enlarge all the illustrations and maps for the benefit of the reader. This series is an excellent history of the campaigns and battles of the Napoleonic Age but it goes far beyond the historical record. Dodge critically examines the strategies and tactics of all the military commanders in such a clear and authoritative manner that the student of military history can clearly understand the errors of those about to suffer defeat and the expertise-or in the case of Napoleon Bonaparte, the military genius-of the victors. This is an invaluable guide to warfare in the age of Napoleon and is highly recommended. This third volume explains the 'Napoleonic Method' of waging war which swept the French to victory against adversaries whose methodology of war was outmoded. This volume covers the pivotal battles where Napoleon displayed his military genius to best effect at Austerlitz, Jena, Auerstadt, Pultusk, Eylau, Heilsburg and Friedland, then turns to events in the Iberian peninsula where the British army campaigned under the command of a general of a higher calibre-Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

Autor

Theodore Ayrault Dodge was an American officer, merchant, and military historian who lived from May 28, 1842, to October 26, 1909. As a writer, he was passionate with the American Civil War and the great generals of ancient and European history. He served as a Union officer in the conflict. He was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, attended University College London and the University of Heidelberg, and underwent military training in Berlin. He quickly volunteered as a private in the New York volunteer infantry upon his return to the United States in 1861. He became a brevet lieutenant-colonel during the Civil War and lost the lower part of his right leg at the Battle of Gettysburg. In 1866, he received a commission in the regular army after beginning his service at the War Department in 1864. He retired in 1870, with the rank of major, and moved to Boston. He made investments in several businesses that tried to produce hydraulic hoses but failed. In 1884, he established the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company, based on a new tubular loom that James E. Gillespie and Robert Cowen had invented. After relocating to Paris, he passed away there. In Arlington, Virginia's Arlington National Cemetery, he was laid to rest.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Leonaur Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9780857066015
• ISBN-10: 0857066013
• Artikelnr.: 33774248