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Blundering to Glory - Napoleon's Military Campaigns (Paperback, Third Edition)
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Blundering to Glory - Napoleon's Military Campaigns (Paperback, Third Edition)
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Renowned for its accuracy, brevity, and readability, this book has
long been the gold standard of concise histories of the Napoleonic
Wars. Now in an updated and revised edition, it is unique in its
portrayal of one of the world's great generals as a scrambler who
never had a plan, strategic or tactical, that did not break down or
change of necessity in the field. Distinguished historian Owen
Connelly argues that Napoleon was the master of the broken play, so
confident of his ability to improvise, cover his own mistakes, and
capitalize on those of the enemy that he repeatedly plunged his
armies into uncertain, seemingly desperate situations, only to
emerge victorious as he "blundered" to glory. Beginning with a
sketch of Napoleon's early life, the book progresses to his command
of artillery at Toulon and the "whiff of grapeshot" in Paris that
netted him control of the Army of Italy, where his incredible
performance catapulted him to fame. The author vividly traces
Napoleon's campaigns as a general of the French Revolution and
emperor of the French, knowledgeably analyzing each battle's
successes and failures. The author depicts Napoleon's "art of war"
as a system of engaging the enemy, waiting for him to make a
mistake, improvising a plan on the spot-and winning. Far from
detracting from Bonaparte's reputation, his blunders rather made
him a great general, a "natural" who depended on his intuition and
ability to read battlefields and his enemy to win. Exploring this
neglected aspect of Napoleon's battlefield genius, Connelly at the
same time offers stirring and complete accounts of all the
Napoleonic campaigns.
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