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Die Hard! - Dramatic Actions from the Napoleonic Wars

By: Arms and Armour Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Arms and Armour Press)

Last Stocked on 3/28/2024

Product Info

Title
Die Hard! - Dramatic Actions from the Napoleonic Wars
Category
Author
Phillip Haythornthwaite
Publish Year
1996
Pages
256
Dimensions
8x11x.25"
NKG Part #
2147533876
Type
Hardcover

Description

The way most military history is written, you get the impression that warfare is largely a matter of tactical and strategic theory, and that human courage and ingenuity play only minor roles. This study focuses on the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and determines that many battles were decided by countless small actions by obscure individuals. These accounts were selected from some of the most desperate actions of the period, from decisive battles to sieges, as well as less important and significant episodes within a larger action. Some, such as the battle of Villers-en-Cauchies, were remarkable for their unpredictable outcome through the determination showed by one side. Others, such as Napoleon's bold leadership at Marengo, changes the course of military strategy by breaking the established rules.