Napoleon S Mercenaries

Author : Guy Dempsey
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784380199

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Napoleon's Mercenaries by Guy Dempsey Pdf

This superb and comprehensive book details the foreign units which formed such an important part of Napoleon's forces. It examines each non-French unit in turn, giving an overview of the unit's origins, its organizational and combat history, its uniforms and standards, and details of the unit's eventual fate. Colourful accounts, taken from contemporary reports and memoirs, emphasize the qualities of the unit and throw light on what life was like for many of the foreign soldiers recruited into the Grande Armée. In total more than 100 different foreign units that served in the French Army are investigated in detail in this ambitious publication. Some foreign units fought and flourished throughout the Consulate and Empire, whilst others lasted for just a few months. Covers Polish, German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, and other units in the French Army and presents a combat history and details uniforms for each regiment. Napoleon's Mercenaries is the best single-volume study of this aspect of Napoleon s army and a vital reference for every Napoleonic enthusiast. Little can be found on the foreign units that were an integral part of the French army ... For a long time a gap has existed, but now Napoleon s Mercenaries fills this gap. Robert Burnham, Napoleonic Series

Author : Napoleon I (Emperor of the French)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1806
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017888959

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Napoleon and the French People under his Empire. By the author of Bonaparte and the French People under his Consulate [i.e. G. von Schlabrendorf]. From the German [i.e. from “Napoleon Buonaparte wie er leibt und lebt,” etc.] by Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) Pdf

Author : Alexander Grab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350317413

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Napoleon and the Transformation of Europe by Alexander Grab Pdf

Creating a French Empire and establishing French dominance over Europe constituted Napoleon's most important and consistent aims. In this fascinating book, Alexander Grab explores Napoleon's European policies, as well as the response of the European people to his rule, and demonstrates that Napoleon was as much a part of European history as he was a part of French history. Napoleon and the Transformation of Europe: - Examines the formation of Napoleon's Empire, the Emporer's impact throughout Europe, and how the Continent responded to his policies - Focuses on the principal developments and events in the ten states that comprised Napoleon's Grand Empire: France itself, Belgium, Germany, the Illyrian Provinces, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland - Analyses Napoleon's exploitation of occupied Europe - Discusses the broad reform policies Napoleon launched in Europe, assesses their success, and argues that the French leader was a major reformer and a catalyst of modernity on a European scale

Author : Gustav Graf von Schlabrendorf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1806
Category : France
ISBN : OXFORD:590881279

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Napoleon, and the French People Under His Empire by Gustav Graf von Schlabrendorf Pdf

Author : Erika Calazans
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781443893954

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Private Military and Security Companies by Erika Calazans Pdf

This book’s primary concern is the application of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in addressing the business conduct of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) during armed conflicts, as well as state responsibility for human rights violations and current attempts at international regulation. The book discusses four interconnected themes. First, it differentiates private contractors from mercenaries, presenting an historical overview of private violence. Second, it situates PMSCs’ employees under the legal status of civilian or combatant in accordance with the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions of 1949. It then investigates the existing law on state responsibility and what sort of responsibility companies and their employees can face. Finally, the book explores current developments on regulation within the industry, on national, regional and international levels. These themes are connected by the argument that, in order to find gaps in the existing laws, it is necessary to establish what they are, what law is applicable and what further developments are needed.

Author : C. S. Forester
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4066339529816

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Napoleon and his court by C. S. Forester Pdf

"Napoleon and his court" by C. S. Forester. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547192527

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Napoleon and His Court by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Napoleon and His Court" by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Michael V. Leggiere
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806147260

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Napoleon and Berlin by Michael V. Leggiere Pdf

At a time when Napoleon needed all his forces to reassert French dominance in Central Europe, why did he fixate on the Prussian capital of Berlin? Instead of concentrating his forces for a decisive showdown with the enemy, he repeatedly detached large numbers of troops, under ineffective commanders, toward the capture of Berlin. In Napoleon and Berlin, Michael V. Leggiere explores Napoleon’s almost obsessive desire to capture Berlin and how this strategy ultimately lost him all of Germany. Napoleon’s motives have remained a subject of controversy from his own day until ours. He may have hoped to deliver a tremendous blow to Prussia’s war-making capacity and morale. Ironically, the heavy losses and strategic reverses sustained by the French left Napoleon’s Grande Armee vulnerable to an Allied coalition that eventually drove Napoleon from Central Europe forever.

Author : Charles J Esdaile
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429835483

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The Wars of Napoleon by Charles J Esdaile Pdf

First published in 1995 to great critical acclaim, The Wars of Napoleon provides students with a comprehensive survey of the Napoleonic Wars around the central theme of the scale of French military power and its impact on other European states, from Portugal to Russia and from Scandinavia to Sicily. The book introduces the reader to the rise of Napoleon and the wider diplomatic and political context before analysing such subjects as how France came to dominate Europe; the impact of French conquest and the spread of French ideas; the response of European powers; the experience of the conflicts of 1799–1815 on such areas of the world as the West Indies, India and South America; the reasons why Napoleon’s triumph proved ephemeral; and the long-term impact of the period. This second edition has been revised throughout to include a completely re-written section on collaboration and resistance, a new chapter on the impact of the Napoleonic Wars in the wider world and material on the various ways in which women became involved in, or were affected by, the conflict. Thoroughly updated and offering students a view of the subject that challenges many preconceived ideas, The Wars of Napoleon remains an essential resource for all students of the French Revolutionary Wars as well as students of European and military history during this period.

Author : Owen Connelly
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134552894

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The Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815 by Owen Connelly Pdf

Written by an experienced author and expert in the field, Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815 provides a thorough re-examination of the crucial period in the history of France for students of history and military studies. Based on extensive research, and including twenty detailed maps, this study is unique in its focus on the wars of both the French Revolution and Napoleon. Owen Connelly expertly analyzes them both to provide a broader context for warfare. Examining the causes of the wars, and how the practices of warfare during this period were to influence mode of combat throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Connelly also establishes trends discernable in the First and Second World Wars and examines key issues including: * the impact of the population explosion on armies and war * the legacy of the ancient regime impact on revolutionary armies * the impact of the Revolution on leadership, strategy, organization and weaponry * Was Napoleon’s leadership style unique, or could another have played his role? * contributions from the governments of the early Revolution, the Terror, the Directory and the Napoleonic regime * What did twenty-three successive years of war accomplish? * Was this era a turning point in the history of warfare?

Author : Sarah Percy
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199214334

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Mercenaries by Sarah Percy Pdf

With unprecedented historical range, this book examines the use of mercenaries from the courts of medieval Europe through to private security companies in modern-day Iraq, and explores the key ethical questions surrounding the mechanics of private military action.

Author : Napoleon III (Emperor of the French)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : France
ISBN : UCSC:32106009205698

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The Political and Historical Works of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte by Napoleon III (Emperor of the French) Pdf

Author : Napoleon III (Emperor of the French)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : France
ISBN : UOM:39015026128580

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The Political and Historical Works of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte ...: Analysis of the sugar question by Napoleon III (Emperor of the French) Pdf

Author : Robert W. Gould
Publisher : Tom Donovan Publishing Limited
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89056369879

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Mercenaries of the Napoleonic Wars by Robert W. Gould Pdf

Mercenaries of the Napoleonic War

Author : Hannsjoachim Wolfgang Koch
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015002381185

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The Rise of Modern Warfare, from the Age of Mercenaries Through Napoleon by Hannsjoachim Wolfgang Koch Pdf