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1813 - Empire at Bay: The Sixth Coalition and the Downfall of Napoleon
Contributor(s): Riley, Jonathon (Author)

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 ISBN: 1783033975     ISBN-13: 9781783033973
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
OUR PRICE: $47.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Modern - 19th Century
- History | Europe - General
LCCN: 2013388240
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.41" W x 9.58" L (1.31 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
1813 was a critical year in the world war that ended with the downfall of Napoleon. In a series of major battles, the converging armies of the Sixth Coalition drove the French forces back. This was the year in which the balance of power tipped decisively against Napoleon's First Empire, and that is why Jonathon Riley's highly readable and timely new study is so important. He covers the operations in central Europe and Spain, where the allies broke French power, humbled Napoleon and laid the foundations for the Congress of Vienna and the European settlement that endured for the next fifty years.

In particular, he focuses on the operation of the Sixth Coalition - Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and the smaller German states. This was the prototype of all uneasy modern coalitions, with their troubled command relationships, disagreements on strategy and operations, and clashing political ambitions. At the same time, he reassesses the performance of Napoleon himself who was also an alliance commander, for his armies included not only Frenchmen but also Poles, Danes, Italians, Germans and a host of other contingents.

In graphic detail he covers the 1813 campaigns, which have received less attention than those of 1812 and 1814/15 in spite of the fact that all the decisive moments came in 1813 - save for one: Waterloo.

Contributor Bio(s): Riley, Jonathon: - Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley is a General Officer with multinational operational command experience at all levels from platoon to corps in theatres from Northern Ireland to the Balkans, the Gulf, Iraq, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. General Riley has been awarded the DSO and NATO Meritorious Service Medal and is an Officer of the Legion of Merit of the United States of America. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD in modern history and has written numerous books. He is currently Visiting Professor in War Studies at King's College London, a member of the British Commission for Military History, and Chairman of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum Trust.
 
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