The Napoleonic Wars
Subtitle: The Rise And Fall Of An Empire (Essential Histories Specials)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: April 27, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781841768311
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Warfare & Defence; c 1800 to c 1900; Military - General; History; History - Military / War; Military; Europe; Military - Napoleonic Wars; History / Military / General
First sentence: When Napoleon Bonaparte became First Consul by coup d'etat on 9 November 1799 he issued an ominous proclamation to the soldiers of France: 'It is no longer a question of defending your frontiers, but of invading enemy states.'