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Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is best known for his masterpiece
of military theory On War, yet that work formed only the first
three of his ten-volume published writings. The others, historical
analyses of the wars that roiled Europe from 1789 through 1815,
informed and shaped Clausewitz's military thought, so they offer
invaluable insight into his dialectical, often difficult
theoretical masterwork. Among these historical works, one of the
most important is Der Feldzug von 1799 in Italien und der Schweiz,
which covers an important phase of the French Revolutionary Wars.
The Coalition Crumbles, Napoleon Returns focuses mainly on the
campaigns in Switzerland, where the cracks that finally fractured
the alliance between Russia and Austria and led to the defeat of
the Second Coalition first opened. Moving from strategy to battle
scene to analysis, this first English translation of volume 6 of
Clausewitz's collected works nimbly conveys the character of
Clausewitz's writing in all its registers: the brisk, often
powerful description of events as they unfolded and the critical
reflections on strategic theory and its implications. The Coalition
Crumbles, Napoleon Returns features Suvorov's astonishing march
through the St. Gotthard Pass and major actions such as the Second
Battle of Zurich and the Battle of Mannheim. The nature of the
campaign highlighted the contrast between the opposing armies'
different strengths and weaknesses and the problems of fighting as
part of a coalition. This book will expand readers' experience and
understanding of not only this critical moment in European history
but also the thought and writings of the modern master of military
philosophy.
Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is best known for his masterpiece
of military theory On War, yet that work formed only the first
three of ten volumes of his published writings. The others,
historical analyses of the wars that roiled Europe from 1789
through 1815, informed and shaped Clausewitz's military thought, so
they offer invaluable insight into his dialectical, often difficult
theoretical masterwork. Among these historical works, perhaps the
most important is Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign, which covers a
crucial period in the French Revolutionary Wars. During this
campaign the young, largely unknown Corsican, in his first command,
led the French Army to triumph over the superior forces of the
Austrian and Sardinian Armies. Moving from strategy to battle scene
to analysis, this first English translation nimbly conveys the
character of Clausewitz's writing in all its registers: the brisk,
often powerful description of events as they unfolded; the critical
reflections on strategic theory and its implications; and, most
bracing, the dissection and sharp judgment of the actions of the
French and Austrian commanders. From the thrill of the Battle of
Montenotte-the youthful Bonaparte's first offensive-to the
remorseless logic of Clausewitz's assessments, Napoleon's 1796
Italian Campaign will expand readers' experience and understanding
of not only this critical moment in European history but also the
thought and writings of the modern master of military philosophy.
Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is best known for his masterpiece
of military theory On War, yet that work formed only the first
three of his ten-volume published writings. The others, historical
analyses of the wars that roiled Europe from 1789 through 1815,
informed and shaped Clausewitz's military thought, so they offer
invaluable insight into his dialectical, often difficult
theoretical masterwork. Among these historical works, one of the
most important is Der Feldzug von 1799 in Italien und der Schweiz,
which covers an important phase of the French Revolutionary Wars.
The Coalition Crumbles, Napoleon Returns focuses mainly on the
campaigns in Switzerland, where the cracks that finally fractured
the alliance between Russia and Austria and led to the defeat of
the Second Coalition first opened. Moving from strategy to battle
scene to analysis, this first English translation of volume 6 of
Clausewitz's collected works nimbly conveys the character of
Clausewitz's writing in all its registers: the brisk, often
powerful description of events as they unfolded and the critical
reflections on strategic theory and its implications. The Coalition
Crumbles, Napoleon Returns features Suvorov's astonishing march
through the St. Gotthard Pass and major actions such as the Second
Battle of Zurich and the Battle of Mannheim. The nature of the
campaign highlighted the contrast between the opposing armies'
different strengths and weaknesses and the problems of fighting as
part of a coalition. This book will expand readers' experience and
understanding of not only this critical moment in European history
but also the thought and writings of the modern master of military
philosophy.
Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is best known for his masterpiece
of military theory On War, yet that work formed only the first
three of ten volumes of his published writings. The others,
historical analyses of the wars that roiled Europe from 1789
through 1815, informed and shaped Clausewitz's military thought, so
they offer invaluable insight into his dialectical, often difficult
theoretical masterwork. Among these historical works, perhaps the
most important is Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign, which covers a
crucial period in the French Revolutionary Wars. During this
campaign the young, largely unknown Corsican, in his first command,
led the French Army to triumph over the superior forces of the
Austrian and Sardinian Armies. Moving from strategy to battle scene
to analysis, this first English translation nimbly conveys the
character of Clausewitz's writing in all its registers: the brisk,
often powerful description of events as they unfolded; the critical
reflections on strategic theory and its implications; and, most
bracing, the dissection and sharp judgment of the actions of the
French and Austrian commanders. From the thrill of the Battle of
Montenotte-the youthful Bonaparte's first offensive-to the
remorseless logic of Clausewitz's assessments, Napoleon's 1796
Italian Campaign will expand readers' experience and understanding
of not only this critical moment in European history but also the
thought and writings of the modern master of military philosophy.
The Hungarian War of Independence was one of the largest European
conflicts of the 19th century, lasting a year, encompassing a dozen
major battles and many smaller actions and sieges, with half a
million men under arms by its end. Yet it remains strangely obscure
and overlooked by the Anglophone world, perhaps because of the
inaccessibility of Hungarian-language sources for most English
readers, combined with the limited number of German-language
sources due to Austria's embarrassment about the whole episode. The
first half of this war was the Winter Campaign of 1848-1849, in
which invading Austrian armies drove deep into Hungary, only to be
hurled back again almost to the Austrian border. The Austrian
commander was sacked, and the Kaiser had to ask the Tsar for his
aid in the Summer Campaign. 250,000 Russians helped the Austrians
finally to defeat the Hungarian revolution. This book is a
translation of the Austrian semi-official history of the Winter
Campaign. It therefore provides a detailed and authoritative
account of this neglected war, replete with fascinating episodes
and invaluable factual data, in English for the first time ever. It
includes extensive information about orders of battle, precious
nuggets about uniforms and weaponry, actual despatches reproduced
verbatim, and accounts of myriad actions from tiny skirmishes up to
the major battles of Kapolna and Isaszeg. The translation of the
original text is complemented by extensive scholarly annotation
providing both critical analysis and additional data or contextual
information. No other work in English approaches this level of
detail.
Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is best known for his masterpiece
of military theory On War, yet that work formed only the first
three of his ten-volume published writings. The others, historical
analyses of the wars that roiled Europe from 1789 through 1815,
informed and shaped Clausewitz's military thought, so they offer
invaluable insight into his dialectical, often difficult
theoretical masterwork. Among these historical works, one of the
most important is Der Feldzug von 1799 in Italien und der Schweiz,
which covers an important phase of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Napoleon Absent, Coalition Ascendant covers the period of
Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and focuses on the Second Coalition's
campaign in Italy and their victories under Suvorov's dynamic
leadership that carried the tide of battle up against the French
frontier. Moving from strategy to battle scene to analysis, this
first English translation of volume 5 of Clausewitz's collected
works nimbly conveys the character of Clausewitz's writing in all
its registers: the brisk, often powerful description of events as
they unfolded and the critical reflections on strategic theory and
its implications. Napoleon Absent, Coalition Ascendant includes the
major battles of Trebbia and Novi and will expand readers'
experience and understanding of not only this critical moment in
European history but also the thought and writings of the modern
master of military philosophy.
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