| Description |
1 online resource (223 pages) |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; I -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: MAN'S OUTLOOK ON HISTORY; II -- A DEFENCE OF MILITARY HISTORY; III -- THE BATTLE OF MAIDA; APPENDIX; IV -- A DUEL OF 1807; V -COLUMN AND LINE IN THE PENINSULA; VI -- TALES OF SECRET SERVICE (I) -- THE BARON DE AGRA, 1808-9; VII -- TALES OF SECRET SERVICE (II) -- BROTHER JAMES ROBERTSON IN THE BALTIC, 1808; VIII -- TALES OF SECRET SERVICE (III) -- BARON KOLLI AND THE PRISONER OF VALENÇAY; IX -- TALES OF SECRET SERVICE (IV) -- MAJOR COLQUHOUN GRANT'S TOUR IN FRANCE |
| Summary |
These fascinating and valuable studies supplement Sir Charles Oman's major works about the Napoleonic Wars: Wellington's Army and the majestic seven-volume History of the Peninsular War. The subjects of study range widely and interestingly. They include a discussion of the views of historians from the time of Herodotus to the nineteenth century, and an account of the Secret Service that, as the author says in his Preface, illustrates 'the underworld of political and military intrigue which escapes notice in general histories'. Here, too, are Oman's seminal reflections on 'Column and Line in the Peninsula'. Along with his study of the Battle of Maida, also included in the book, this was the result of his investigation of British tactics before the Peninsular War, upon which he based his comprehension of Wellington's method of warfare. The discussion of Napoleon's use of cavalry draws from the whole period of the campaigns of 1800 to 1815, arising from the author's endeavors to discover the principles according to which Napoleon's generals handled cavalry during the Spanish War. The reappearance of these absorbing studies by one of the great masters of British military history will be warmly welcomed by specialist historians and general readers alike |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Military leadership
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| SUBJECT |
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 fast |
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Military history, Modern.
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Military history, Modern
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Command of troops
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Europe -- History -- 1789-1815. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045703
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781786251091 |
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1786251094 |
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