Napoleon Bonaparte

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>>3046209
I have quite a bit on my list that i want to read but for now i really like "For God and Kaiser: The Imperial Austrian Army" by Richard Bassett which covers the Habsburg armies throughout the entire history of the empire.

The second was "In Nelson's Wake: The Navy And The Napoleonic Wars" by James Davey which covers the naval war well.

>>3046209
If you want Napoleon, try Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts

Best description of his military campaigns is the Campaigns of Napoleon by David Chandler

>>3047105
Didn't the Austrians repeatedly get their shit pushed in by Nappy?

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>>3047265
They performed extremely well and this book was written to bust some of the myths about the Austrians, one being
>Didn't the Austrians repeatedly get their shit pushed in by Nappy?

>>3046209
The Campaigns of Napoleon is essentially the bible for the military aspect of the wars.

Napoleon the Great is a good book on Napoleon himself.

The March of the Twenty-Six is a good book on French military leadership, specifically the Imperial Army's 26 marshals.

>>3047265
Everyone did

>>3047278
any quotes from the book that stick out?

>>3047105
Looks great will have to interlibary it if my local doesn't have it.

>>3047281
>The Campaigns of Napoleon is essentially the bible for the military aspect of the wars.
>Napoleon the Great is a good book on Napoleon himself.
>The March of the Twenty-Six is a good book on French military leadership, specifically the Imperial Army's 26 marshals.
Thanks, will find all those as well

>>3047314
One from the opening passage (OP here, reading the intro on google )

"Between 1620 and 1918 it won 350 major victories, a number far greater then it's defeats. It never suffered the fate of the Prussians army at Jena in 1806, wiped out in a afternoon, and crippled for years as a fighting force."

>>3047314
darn i'm not really in the mood of looking up my favourite parts rn but what he >>3047481 said was in it.

The author often emphasizes how the Austrian army was willing to give their enemies the field when they were losing and constantly come back to fight again. The Austrians fought major battles against the French in the 1790s, 1905, 1809 and then again in 1813 with large armies they mustered while Napoleon was in Russia.

>>3047481
>>3047695
Neat. You've convinced me to read it.