Napoleon's last victory and the emergence of modern war

Description:

Presenting a significant new interpretation of Napoleonic warfare, Robert M. Epstein argues persuasively that the true origins of modern war can be found in the Franco-Austrian War of 1809. Epstein contends that the 1809 war -- with its massive and evenly matched armies, multiple theaters of operation, new command-and-control schemes, increased firepower, frequent stalemates, and large-scale slaughter -- had more in common with the American Civil War and subsequent conflicts that with the decisive Napoleonic campaigns that preceded it. - Jacket flap.

subjects: Strategy,  Campaigns,  Military leadership,  Military art and science,  Wagram, Battle of, Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, 1809,  Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815,  History,  Feldzug,  Wagram, Bataille de, 1809,  Veldslagen,  Koalitionskriege,  O˜sterreichisch-Franzo˜sischer Krieg,  Milita˜r,  Fu˜hrung,  Leadership militaire,  Guerres napoleoniennes, 1800-1815,  Command of troops,  Schlacht bei Wagram,  Military campaigns,  Kriegfu˜hrung,  Oorlogvoering,  Europa,  Art et science militaires,  Strategie,  Histoire,  Wagram, Battle of (Deutsch-Wagram, Austria : 1809) fast (OCoLC)fst01709986,  Napoleonische Kriege,  Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ru˜stungsautonomie und A˜ussere Sicherheit gnd,  Campagnes et batailles,  Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) fast (OCoLC)fst01032683,  Military art and science, history,  Tactics,  Napoleon i, emperor of the french, 1769-1821

People: Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821)

Places: Austria,  France

Times: 19th century