Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburg, Vol

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Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburg, Vol I: 1

The Franco-Austrian War of 1809 was Napoleonâ€™s last victorious war. He would win many battles in his future campaigns, but never again would one of Europeâ€™s great powers lie broken at his feet. In this respect 1809 represents a high point of the First Empire yet at the same time Napoleonâ€™s armies were declining in quality and he was beginning to display the corrosive flaws that contributed to his downfall five years later.

In this volume Gill tackles the political background to the war and the opening battles of Abensberg, EggmÃ¼hl and Regensberg. He explores the motivations that prompted Austria to launch an offensive against France while Napoleon and many of his veterans were distracted in Spain. Though surprised by the timing of the Austrian attack on the 10th April, the French Emperor completely reversed a dire strategic situation with stunning blows that he called his â€˜most brilliant and most skillful maneuversâ€™. Following a breathless pursuit down the Danube valley, Napoleon occupied the palaces of the Habsburgs for the second time in four years.

Basing his work on years of primary research and battlefield visits, Gill provides a thorough analysis replete with spectacular combat, diplomatic intrigue and the illustrious cast of characters that populated this extraordinary age. The concluding volumes will take the war to its conclusion, including Napoleonâ€™s first unequivocal repulse at the Battle of Espern-Essling, the titanic Battle of Wagram and the neglected struggle at Znaim that led to armistice.

Country	USA
Author	John H Gill
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9781783468386
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Frontline Books
Manufacturer	Frontline Books
NumberOfPages	512
PublicationDate	2014-05-19
Publisher	Frontline Books
ReleaseDate	2014-09-11
Studio	Frontline Books

Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburg, Vol I: 1

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