The Napoleonic wars
Subtitle: defeat of the Grand Army
By: by Thomas Streissguth.
Series: History's great defeats
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Juvenile literature; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; France. Armée. Grande Armée -- History -- Juvenile literature; France. Army. Grande Armée -- History; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns; France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815 -- Juvenile literature; France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Provides a look at how Napoleon Bonaparte's egotism, unrealistic dreams, and tendency to underestimate enemies led to the downfall of his Grand Armʹee during the Napoleonic Wars.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105) and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise and fall of the First Empire; title: The failed Egyptian Campaign; title: Failed economics; title: The Peninsular War; title: Underestimating the enemy; title: Choosing the sword; title: A failure of deception.