The Napoleonic Wars: An Illustrated History, 1792-1815

by Michael Glover

TABLE OF 1.) (1792-1797) The republic finds a general -- 2.) (1798-1801) The Consul -- 3.) (1803-1807) Emperor of the French -- 4.) (1807-1811) Master of Europe -- 5.) (1811-1812) Overlord of the world? -- 6.) (1813-1814) Majestic though in ruin -- Vienna and Waterloo.

Genres: History, Military History, European History

232 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1978

About the author

Michael Glover served in the British army during the Second World War, after which he joined the British Council and became a professional author. He wrote many articles and books on Napoleonic and Victorian warfare.

Reviews

[Duncan Prior · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable . It helps to have opinions in the description of the long set of revolutionary and napoleonic wars otherwise the reader can easily get lost wandering between individual trees or campaigns . Glover certainly had a few of them . If you think Britain wasn’t Bonapartes principal enemy or the Allies didn’t try to offer him reasonable terms , this isn’t the book for you . I am not fully convinced the first but certainly think they were lenient to the psychopathic megalomaniac who forcibly took power in France . And this book made me think on the first point on helped strengthen my view on the second .

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adequate introduction to the topic; 'it is what it is': illustrated. Which is where my main grouse comes in: maps. Dinky reproductions of large scale battle maps, etc. just don't cut it for me.

[Robert Palmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have been interested in Napoleonic warfare for a long time, at least since I was an Army ROTC cadet and wrote a term paper on Napoleonic strategy and tactics for a military science class. This book gives a good overview of the Napoleonic wars and their historical and political context, but it does not go into depth on strategy or tactics, and there are insufficient maps of the battles. In fairness, a book of this breadth cannot go into detail or depth regarding any single battle. If you want an introduction or general background, this is a good book, but if you are looking for detailed battle studies, you would be well advised to read any of the numerous books about individual battles or specific combat arms during the Napoleonic campaigns.