John T. Kuehn

Napoleonic Warfare (eBook, PDF)

The Operational Art of the Great Campaigns

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This carefully researched book provides an operational level analysis of European warfare from 1792 to 1815 that includes the tactics, operations, and strategy of major conflicts of the time. 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the famous Waterloo campaign, sparking a renewed interest in Napoleon's prowess as a military leader and acumen as a strategist. This in-depth analysis scrutinizes the complex campaigns and strategies of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, looking at how military genius-referred to in the book as "operational art"-shaded the panorama of 18th-century warfare. Drawing upon familiar battles as well as lesser-known campaigns, this sweeping reference uses 20th-century military theory to explain 19th-century events. Author John T. Kuehn discusses joint warfare and strategy found in the military movements of Marshal Suvorov in Italy and Switzerland in 1799; the early and later campaigns of Napoleon and Nelson; and the Duke of Wellington's campaigns in Spain, Portugal, and Belgium. The work also includes an entire chapter on theory and history of operational art spanning a variety of perspectives-from theorist Carl von Clausewitz to American air force pilot John Boyd. This book is a must-have for any military history collection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440833083
• Artikelnr.: 68217488

Autorenporträt

John T. Kuehn, PhD, is General William Stofft Professor of military history at the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

Inhaltsangabe

Maps and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One: Operational Art
Chapter Two: The War of the First Coalition and the Birth of Modern
Operational Art Chapter Three: Coalition Operational Art in 1799: Suvorov
and Masséna in Italy and Switzerland Chapter Four: Artists of the Waves:
The Royal Navy, Nelson, and Operational Art at Sea Chapter Five: Napoleon
Ascendant: Jomini and Clausewitz in Harmony Chapter Six: The Empires Strike
Back: Symmetry Returns to the Operational Level of War Chapter Seven:
Napoleonic Total War in Spain and Russia: 1810-1812 Chapter Eight:
Operational Art and the Campaign of 1813 Epilogue: The Twilight of
Napoleonic Operational Art: France 1814 and Waterloo Appendix: The
Trachenberg Convention Notes Index