| With Eagles to Glory: Napoleon and His German Allies in the 1809 Campaign Contributor(s): Gill, John H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784383090 ISBN-13: 9781784383091 Publisher: Greenhill Books OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Napoleonic Wars - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | Europe - France |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.90 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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| Publisher Description: When Napoleon's Grand Armee went to war against the might of the Habsburg empire in 1809, its forces included more than 100,000 allied German troops. From his earliest imperial campaigns, these troops provided played a key role as Napoleon swept from victory to victory and in 1809 their fighting abilities were crucial to the campaign. With Napoleon's French troops depleted and debilitated after the long struggle in the Spanish War, the German troops for the first time played a major combat role in the centre of the battle line.Aiming at a union of German states under French protection to replace the decrepit Holy Roman Empire, Napoleon sought to expand French influence in central Germany at the expense of the Austrian and Prussian monarchies, ensuring Frances own security. The campaign Napoleon waged in 1809 was his career watershed. He suffered his first reverse at Aspern. Victory was achieved at Wagram was not the knock-out blow he had envisaged.In this epic work, John Gill presents an unprecedented and comprehensive study of this year of glory for the German soldiers fighting for Napoleon, When combat opened they were in the thick of the action, fighting within French divisions and often without any French support at all. They demonstrated tremendous skill, courage and loyalty. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gill, John H.: - "John H. Gill is the author of the acclaimed 1809: Thunder on the Danube trilogy, He is an Associate Professor of the faculty of the Near East - South Asia Center, part of the National Defense University in Washington DC. A former US Army South Asia Foreign Area Officer, he retired as a colonel in 2005 after more than 27 years of active service." |