The Napoleonic wars : defeat of the Grand Army / by Thomas Streissguth.
Material type: TextSeries: History's great defeatsPublication details: San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books ; c2003.Description: 112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 1590180658 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Juvenile literature
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- France. Armée. Grande Armée -- History -- Juvenile literature
- France. Army. Grande Armée -- History
- History ; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns
- France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815 -- Juvenile literature
- France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815
- 940.274 21 STN
- DC202.1 .S77 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105) and index.
The rise and fall of the First Empire -- The failed Egyptian Campaign -- Failed economics -- The Peninsular War -- Underestimating the enemy-- Choosing the sword -- A failure of deception.
Provides a look at how Napoleon Bonaparte's egotism, unrealistic dreams, and tendency to underestimate enemies led to the downfall of his Grand Armʹee during the Napoleonic Wars.
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