The Emperor's Last Victory

by Gunther E. Rothenberg

Book Overview

A leading expert examines one of Napoleon's most decisive but least analysed victories In early July 1809 Napoleon crossed the Danube with 187,000 men to confront the Austrian Archduke Charles and an army of 145,000 men. The fighting that followed dwarfed in intensity and scale any previous Napoleonic battlefield, perhaps any in history: casualties on each side were over 30,000. The Austrians fought with great determination, but eventually the Emperor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304367117
• ISBN13: 9780304367115
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: W&n
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.8"