Decline and Fall of Napoleon's Empire by Digby Smith
In this wide-ranging study of the Napoleonic regime, Digby Smith tracks Napoleon's rise to power, his stewardship of France from 1804-15, and his exile. He highlights his military mistakes, such as his unwillingness to appoint an effective overall supremo in the Iberian Peninsula, and the decision to invade Russia while the Spanish situation was spiralling out of control. Smith also scrutinises naval mistakes - notably, Napoleon's inability to comprehend the intricacies of naval operations, his impatience with his admirals, and his failure to invest in ships and men. Smith also tracks diplomatic and political errors, highlighting his inability to conclude lasting peace and to compromise. Smith finally addresses domestic and economic blunders, such as the establishing and maintenance of the Continental System across Europe, the imposition of a ban on direct trade with Russia (which led to France paying higher prices for naval stores of Russian origin after they passed through the hands of German middlemen), and the cost of creating various kingdoms and principalities and deposing incumbent rulers to place his relatives on their thrones.-
Wellington's Army, 1804-14
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History of the Waterloo Campaign
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On the Road With Wellington: the Diary of a War Commissary
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In the Legions of Napoleon: The Memoirs of a Polish Officer in Spain and Russian 1808-1813
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Wellington in the Peninsula: 1808-1814
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Waterloo Letters: A Collection of Accounts from Survivors of the Campaign
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1815: The Return of Napoleon: Bonaparte's March Back to Power
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With Guns to the Peninsula: The Peninsular War Journal of Captain William Webber, Royal Artillery
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The Campaigns of 1812 in Russia
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Memoirs of Baron von Muffling
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In the Peninsula with a French Hussar: Memoirs of the War of the French in Spain
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Lines of Torres Vedras: The Cornerstone of Wellington's Strategy in the Peninsular War 1809-12
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Life In Napoleon's Army
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Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia, 1806
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Waterloo Letters
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Wellington in India
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Wellington at Waterloo
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March of Death
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Soldier of Empire: Note-Books of Captain Coignet 1799-1816
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Napoleon's Campaign In Poland 1806-1807
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Waterloo Lectures: a Study of the Campaign of 1815
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Napoleon's Shield and Guardian
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In the Words of Napoleon: The Emperor Day by Day
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Memoirs of a French Napoleonic Officer: Jean-Baptiste Barres, Chasseur of the Imperial Guard
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Jena Campaign, 1806
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With Napoleon's Guns: The Military Memoirs of an Officer of the First Empire
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On the Road with Wellington
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On the Fields of Glory
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Voices from the Peninsula: Eyewitness Accounts by Soldiers of Wellington's Army, 1808u1814
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The Peninsular Journal, 1808-17
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Jena Campaign. 1806: The Classic Study of Napoleon's Defeat of the Prussian Army
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Napoleon and the Archduke Charles
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Memoirs of a French Napoleonic Officer
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Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars
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With the Guns in the Peninsula
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Napoleon's Last Campaign in Germany, 1813
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The Memoirs of Baron De Marbot
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Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann - 7th Bavarian Infantry
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From Corunna to Waterloo: The Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic Hussars, 1801-1816
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Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars V 1
DIGBY SMITH is a highly respected historian of the Napoleonic Wars and the author of a vast number of acclaimed books on the period including The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Also known as Otto von Pivka, he is the son of a British career soldier. He was born in Hampshire, England, but spent several years in India and Pakistan as a child and youth. As a 'boy soldier', he entered training in the British Army at the age of 16. He was later commissioned in the Royal Corps of Signals, and held several postings with the British Army of the Rhine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848328181 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848328184 |
| Title | Decline and Fall of Napoleon's Empire |
| Author | Digby Smith |
| Series | Napoleonic Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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