Under the Shadow of Napoleon: French Influence on the American Way of Warfare from the War of 1812 to the Outbreak of WWII

by Michael Bonura and Michael A. Bonura

The way an army thinks about and understands warfare has a tremendous impact on its organization, training, and operations. The central ideas of that understanding form a nation's way of warfare that influences decisions on and off the battlefield. From the disasters of the War of 1812, Winfield Scott ensured that America adopted a series of ideas formed in the crucible of the Wars of the French Revolution and epitomized by Napoleon. Reflecting American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814709427
• ISBN13: 9780814709429
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"