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| | Napoleon's Last Victory and the Emergence of Modern War
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 Format: Hardcover, 215 pages
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700606645
Release Date: Jan 6, 1994
| |  | | | In Brief
Presenting a significant new interpretation of Napoleonic warfare, Robert M. Epstein argues persuasively that the true origins of modern war can be found in the Franco-Austrian War of 1809.
Epstein contends that the 1809 war—with its massive and evenly matched armies, multiple theaters of operation, new command-and-control schemes, increased firepower, frequent stalemates, and large-scale slaughter—had more in common with the American Civil War and subsequent conflicts than with the decisive Napoleonic campaigns that preceded it.
Epstein examines 1809 in terms of the evolving new systems of recruitment, organization, and command used by both sides. As he shows, this was the first time that two states confronted each other on the battlefield with armies created by large-scale conscription, organized in corps, and coordinated along two major theaters of operation (Danubian and Italian). As a result, the opponents were forced into "distributed maneuvers" that produced broad operational fronts in which battles became both sequential and simultaneous, but ultimately indecisive.
Ironically, as Epstein points out, neither Napoleon nor the opposing commander Archduke Charles ever fully understood that a paradigm shift had occurred in the conduct of war. Regardless, after 1809, warfare would never be the same.
This book is part of the Modern War Studies series.
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"A must for any collection on the Napoleonic Wars."—Dennis E. Showalter, author of Tannenberg: Clash of Empires
"A major contribution to our understanding not only of Napoleonic but also Moltkean warfare."—Gunther Rothenberg, author of The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon
Author Biography: Robert M. Epstein is professor of history at the School of Advanced Military Studies, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.
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| | | |  | | | | Lift of Maps | | | Key to Symbols | | | Foreword | | | Acknowledgments | | | 1 | Introduction | 1 | | 2 | The Transformation of Warfare | 9 | | 3 | Armies for Germany | 33 | | 4 | Armies for Italy | 46 | | 5 | War along the Danube | 54 | | 6 | Crisis in Italy | 74 | | 7 | Victory in Italy | 86 | | 8 | The March on Vienna and the Battle of Aspern-Essling | 97 | | 9 | Junction | 119 | | 10 | The Wagram Campaign: The First Phase | 129 | | 11 | The Wagram Campaign: The Second Phase | 145 | | 12 | The Emergence of Modern War | 171 | | Appendix A: Terms Used in the Text | 185 | | Appendix B: French Order of Battle | 187 | | Appendix C: Austrian Order of Battle | 189 | | Appendix D: Note on Ranks of General Officers | 191 | | Notes | 193 | | Bibliography | 203 | | Index | 207 |
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