Title: Napoleon's last victory and the emergence of modern war
Description: 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 that with the decisive Napoleonic campaigns that preceded it. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: Strategy, Campaigns, Military leadership, Military art and science, Wagram, Battle of, Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, 1809, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, History, Feldzug, Wagram, Bataille de, 1809, Veldslagen, Koalitionskriege, Osterreichisch-Franzosischer Krieg, Militar, Fuhrung, Leadership militaire, Guerres napoleoniennes, 1800-1815, Command of troops, Schlacht bei Wagram, Military campaigns, Kriegfuhrung, Oorlogvoering, Europa, Art et science militaires, Strategie, Histoire, Wagram, Battle of (Deutsch-Wagram, Austria : 1809) fast (OCoLC)fst01709986, Napoleonische Kriege, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rustungsautonomie und Aussere Sicherheit gnd, Campagnes et batailles, Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) fast (OCoLC)fst01032683, Military art and science, history, Tactics, Napoleon i, emperor of the french, 1769-1821
Places: Austria, France
People: Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Time periods: 19th century