Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
EXPLANATORY KEY TO MAPS
LIST OF MAPS
PREFACE
AUTHOR'S NOTE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
PART ONE. APPRENTICESHIP TO ARMS
Napoleon's military education and formative experiences prior to 1796
INTRODUCTION: FIRST EMERGENCE
1. PREPARATION
2. TOULON
3. BRIGADIER GENERAL OF ARTILLERY
4. THE "SWORD" OF PAUL BARRAS
PART TWO. IN SEARCH OF A REPUTATION
The Campaign in North Italy, April 1796 to April 1797
5. COMMANDER IN CHIEF
6. THE DEFEAT OF PIEDMONT
7. THE BRIDGE OF LODI
8. THE ACHIEVEMENT IN PERIL -- MANTUA
9. CALDIERO AND ARCOLA
10. RIVOLI
11. ADVANCE TO LEOBEN
12. THE MEASURE OF SUCCESS
PART THREE. NAPOLEON'S ART OF WAR
A study of Napoleon's philosophy of war, an analysis of his strategic and battle methods -- and the sources of his ideas
INTRODUCTION: THE MASTER'S WORDS
13. DOCTRINAL INHERITANCE
14. THE INGREDIENTS OF NAPOLEONIC WAR
15. STRATEGIC CONCEPTS
16. GRAND TACTICS ON THE BATTLEFIELD
17. THE EMBRYONIC SYSTEM: CASTIGLIONE
PART FOUR. ORIENTAL INTERLUDE: THE SIX ACRES OF LAND
The Campaign in Egypt and Syria, May 19, 1798 to October 9, 1799
INTRODUCTION: THE SANDS OF MARABOUT
18. ORIENTAL OPPORTUNITIES
19. MEDITERRANEAN CHASE
20. THE PYRAMIDS LOOK DOWN
21. EXPEDITION TO SYRIA
22. THE BALANCE SHEET OF FAILURE
PART FIVE. TOWARD THE SUMMIT: THE CONSPIRATOR AND PEACEMAKER
The coup d'état of Brumaire and the Italian Campaign of 1800
23. THE RIPENED FRUIT
24. FIRST CONSUL
25. PLANS OF CAMPAIGN
26. THE PASSAGE OF THE ALPS
27. MARENGO
28. PEACE RESTORED
PART SIX. THE WORKS OF PEACE AND THE ROAD TO WAR
Napoleon's reconstruction of France and the renewed struggle with England to the formation of the Third Coalition. The creation of La Grande Armée
29. RULER AND LAWGIVER
30. THE CAMP OF BOULOGNE
31. PROSPECTS OF WIDER WAR
32. LA GRANDE ARMÉE
33. IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS
PART SEVEN. FROM THE RHINE TO THE DANUBE
Napoleon's destruction of the Third Coalition
INTRODUCTION: THE EVE OF AUSTERLITZ
34. PLANS AND PREPARATIONS
35. STRATEGIC TRIUMPH -- ULM
36. THE WARRIORS OF HOLY RUSSIA
37. THE BATTLE OF THE THREE EMPERORS -- AUSTERLITZ
38. THE INGREDIENTS OF SUCCESS
PART EIGHT. ROSSBACH AVENGED
The Campaign of 1806 against Prussia
39. HOHENZOLLERN HYPOCRITE
40. PLANS FOR WAR
41. "LE BATAILLON CARRÉ"
42. JENA -- AUERSTADT
43. THE TRIUMPH ANALYZED
PART NINE. WINTER WAR
Napoleon's Campaigns in East Prussia and Poland, October 1806 to February 1807
44. THE ADVANCE TO WARSAW
45. MEN AND MAT201;RIEL
46. THE MANEUVER ON THE NAREW
47. INTERLUDE IN WARSAW
48. THE TRAP THAT FAILED -- IONKOVO
49. THE BATTLE OF EYLAU
50. CONCLUSIONS: THE FIRST CHECK
VOLUME II
PART TEN. SPRING RECOVERY
The renewed Campaign against Russia, culminating in the Battle of Friedland and the Treaty of Tilsit
51. RECONSTRUCTION
52. THE BATTLE OF HEILSBERG
53. THE BATTLE OF FRIEDLAND
54. THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORS
PART ELEVEN. PENINSULAR INTRIGUES
The Campaigns in Portugal and Spain, 1807-1809
55. THE ROAD TO LISBON
56. AN ENGINEERED CRISIS
57. BAILEN AND VIMIERO
58. HARD BARGAINING AT ERFURT
59. IMPERIAL INTERVENTION
60. THE PURSUIT OF MOORE
61. INCOMPLETE ACHIEVEMENT
PART TWELVE. HAPSBURGS RESURGENT: THE LAST SUCCESS
The Danube Campaign of 1809, culminating in the Battle of Wagram and the Peace of Schönbrunn
62. THE NEW CHALLENGE
63. CRISIS ON THE DANUBE
64. ASPERN-ESSLING
65. THE SECOND ATTEMPT: WAGRAM
66. THE ILLUSION OF SUCCESS
PART THIRTEEN. THE ROAD TO MOSCOW
The first part of Napoleon's Russian Campaign, June 22 to September 15, 1812
67. THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ENTENTE
68. WAR PLANS AND PREPARATIONS
69. THE INVASION OF RUSSIA
70. BORODINO
PART FOURTEEN. RETREAT
The second part of Napoleon's Russian Campaign, September 16, 1812 to January 1813
71. PRECARIOUS POSITION
72. COLLAPSE OF AN ARMY
73. THE BEREZINA
74. BACK TO THE ELBE
75. FAILURE OF A GIANT
PART FIFTEEN. TWILIGHT: THE STRUGGLE OF THE NATIONS
Napoleon's attempts to hold Germany and destroy the Allies, culminating in the heavy defeat sustained at the Battle of Leipzig
76. NEW ARMIES
77. LÜTZEN AND BAUTZEN
78. THE ARMISTICE
79. DRESDEN
80. THE BATTLE OF THE NATIONS
81. BACK TO THE NATURAL FRONTIERS
PART SIXTEEN. "LA PATRIE EN DANGER"
The Campaign of 1814, culminating in Napoleon's abdication
82. PLAYING FOR TIME
83. A PARLOUS OPENING
84. RAPID RECOVERY
85. THE ECLIPSE OF SCHWARZENBERG
86. CHECK IN THE NORTH -- LAON
87. THE LAST GAMBLE: ARCIS AND ABDICATION
PART SEVENTEEN. THE CAMPAIGN OF THE HUNDRED DAYS
Napoleon's return from exile and the events leading to his final abdication
INTRODUCTION: MEETING AT LE CAILLOU
88. RETURN OF THE EMPEROR
89. A POUNDING FOR BLÜCHER
90. THE ERRORS OF MARSHAL NEY
91. THE FINAL MOVES
92. WATERLOO
93. POSTSCRIPT
APPENDICES
A. ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ARMY OF ITALY, APRIL 12, 1796
B. EXAMPLES OF NAPOLEON'S CHIEF Manoeuvres sur les Derrières
C. THE STRENGTH AND POSITIONS OF L'Armée de Réserve, JUNE 14, 1800
D. THE FORMATIONS OF La Grande Armée, AUGUST 29, 1805
E. THE ORGANIZATION OF L'Armée d'Espagne IN NOVEMBER 1808
F. THE FORMATIONS OF THE RE-FORMED Grande Armée ON MARCH 30, 1809
G. ORGANIZATION OF La Grande Armée FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1812
H. ORGANIZATION OF L'Armé du Nord FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1815
I. SUMMARY OF SELECTED BATTLES
J. THE IMPERIAL NOBILITY
REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY OF MILITARY TERMS
INDEXES
