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Leipzig dashed the dreams of a French Empire when the armies of
Prussia, Russia, Austria and Sweden converged on Napoleon and his
Grande Armee. It was the greatest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, so
decisive it would be called "the battle of the Nations". Smaller
countries like Poland and Saxony seemed to be submerged in the
titanic struggle and the battle shaped Europe for more than a
century. "Napoleon at Leipzig" not only covers this pivotal battle,
but also the manoeuvres that led up to it and the retreat that
followed. At Hanau, the Bavarians learned to their dismay the
Napoleon was still the master of the battlefield. The book includes
the campaigns of Marshal Davout in the north, and the fate of the
besieged French fortresses. From glittering field marshals to
ragged cossacks, in massive battles or small skirmishes, we see the
dramatic campaign unfold. George Nafziger's intensive research into
the 1813 campaign shows how the finest general of all time was
brought to bay. The greatest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, and the
campaign that led up to it, is thoroughly studied for the first
time in English in "Napoleon at Leipzig". This edition includes a
new set of images and newly-commissioned colour maps.
One army lost in the Russian winter, Napoleon raised another to
keep his grip on Europe. A tired Russian Army and a raw Prussian
force marched to meet him. Lutzen and Bautzen is a detailed and
masterful study of a misunderstood and little covered campaign. Yet
it was a war between titans as Napoleon led his conscripts to crush
a foe worthy to face him. From the great battles of Lutzen and
Bautzen to the skirmishes with marauding Cossacks, George Nafziger
follows the complete campaign in Germany from top to bottom, with a
wealth of detail. A great researcher, George Nafziger uncovers the
secrets of one of the greatest of Napoleonic campaigns. This new
edition incorporates a new set of images, and newly commissioned
maps.
This work is the second in a three-volume series on the 1813
campaign; it is the first significant study on the 1813 campaign
since Petre. Unlike the other English works on the campaign, it was
prepared using French archival and published sources, as well as
German, Danish and Russian published sources. It discusses every
battle and significant action in all parts of Germany - including
various sieges. Detailed color maps support the major battles and a
large collection of orders of battle drawn from the French
Archives, as well as period-published documents, support the
discussion of the campaign, complemented by a large selection of
images. Both images and maps are new to this edition of the work.
An impressive and serious study one of the most fascinating
military campaigns in history. September 7, 1812, by itself is one
of the most cataclysmic days in the history of war: 74,000
casualties at the Battle of Borodino. And tiffs was well before the
invention of weapons of mass destruction like machine guns or
breech-loading rifles.
Nafziger's detailed study includes a clear exposition on the
power structure in Europe at the time leading up to Napoleon's
fateful decision to attempt what turned out to be impossible: the
conquest of Russia. Also included are complete orders of battle and
detailed descriptions of the opposing forces.
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