David G. Chandler Bücher

A brilliant and definitive account of great military genius at work.

One of the most acclaimed histories of this critical campaign at the height of the Napoleonic Wars

An analysis of crucial moments in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars by one of the leading military historians of the twentieth century.

A reference work on the Napoleonic Wars which covers all the important soldiers, sailors, strategies, armaments and battles that shaped Napoleon's career. Includes information on the campaigns led by Napoleon as well as related events such as the Peninsular War.

In 216 B.C. Hannibal brought about the destruction of the Roman army at Cannae using the classical maneuver of the double envelopment. In 1941 the German commander von Runstedt brought off a similar maneuver against the Russians at Kiev and won an equally crushing victory. Drawing fascinating parallels between the military maneuvers of the ancient world and successful tactics in modern wars, David Chandler sets out to demonstrate the constant factors that have underlain the strategies and tactics of the great commanders, from Alexander the Great to Marshal Zhukov. Each chapter includes information on: -- The seven classical maneuvers and the eighth gambit, guerilla warfare -- Advances in weaponry, fortification, communications, army organization and administration -- Strengths and weaknesses of commanders of the period -- Analytical descriptions of two major battles from each period

Beskrivelse af slag og kampe, hvor officerer med officersuddannelse på Sandhurst har deltaget. Bogen er skrevet af en række engelske militærhistorikere, hvert slag/kamp beskrevet udførligt. Bogen indeholder også en redegørelse for Sandhurst's historie og udvikling som militærakademi, og iøvrigt som bilagsmateriale forskellige oversigter over hæderstegn, tapperhedsmedaljer, udmærkelser m.m. uddelt til Sandhurst-officerer, bl.a.: Victoria Cross, the George Cross, Queen's Medal, King's Medal; Sword of Honour Winner

This all-new volume chronicles the events that climaxed on the field of Austerlitz in one of the most famous battles of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). Not only was it the first campaign that Napoleon waged as Emperor of France, but also the first great test for his Grande Armée. The Emperor himself regarded it as his greatest victory and it undoubtedly won him a mastery of Europe that would remain unbroken for almost a decade. Most accounts of the campaign have until now been based almost exclusively on French sources, but following extensive research in the Austrian archives Ian Castle is now able to provide a far more balanced account of Austerlitz.

Reference book on World War II.