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Napoleon's Commanders (2): c.1809–15

By Philip J. Haythornthwaite

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841763453, 1841763454
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17283320 bytes)
Series
Elite 83
Pages
64\67
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
Napoleonic;Military;Military History

Description

Osprey's examination of commanders of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). On the Napoleonic battlefield victory or defeat could still depend on the skills, reactions and personalities of individual commanders. Even under a genius such as Napoleon the dispersal of his armies on campaign, and the lack of fast communications, left command and control of the different corps and divisions in the hands of his marshals and generals. This second in a pair of Elite titles describes in concise but colourful detail the careers and personalities of more than two dozen of Napoleon's leading subordinate commanders in the armies of the later Empire, from c1809 to the Hundred Days campaign of 1815. Their individual appearance, and the typical uniforms of a variety of staff officers, are reconstructed in 12 dazzling colour plates.

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