Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign

Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign

Carl von Clausewitz (1780â€“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 Clausewitzâ€™s military thought, so they offer invaluable insight into his dialectical, often difficult theoretical masterwork.

Among these historical works, perhaps the most important is Napoleonâ€™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 Clausewitzâ€™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 Montenotteâ€”the youthful Bonaparteâ€™s first offensiveâ€”to the remorseless logic of Clausewitzâ€™s assessments, Napoleonâ€™s 1796 Italian Campaign will expand readersâ€™ 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.
Country USA
Brand University Press of Kansas
Manufacturer University Press of Kansas
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2018-09-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780700626762

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of Kansas
Manufacturer	University Press of Kansas
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2018-09-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780700626762

Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign

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