The Wars of Napoleon
First published in 1995 to great critical acclaim, The Wars of Napoleon provides students with a comprehensive survey of the Napoleonic Wars around the central theme of the scale of French military power and its impact on other European states, from Portugal to Russia and from Scandinavia to Sicily.
The book introduces the reader to the rise of Napoleon and the wider diplomatic and political context before analysing such subjects as how France came to dominate Europe; the impact of French conquest and the spread of French ideas; the response of European powers; the experience of the conflicts of 17991815 on such areas of the world as the West Indies, India and South America; the reasons why Napoleons triumph proved ephemeral; and the long-term impact of the period. This second edition has been revised throughout to include a completely re-written section on collaboration and resistance, a new chapter on the impact of the Napoleonic Wars in the wider world and material on the various ways in which women became involved in, or were affected by, the conflict.
Thoroughly updated and offering students a view of the subject that challenges many preconceived ideas, The Wars of Napoleon remains an essential resource for all students of the French Revolutionary Wars as well as students of European and military history during this period.
Charles J. Esdaile has been a member of staff in the Department of History at the University of Liverpool since 1989. Awarded a personal chair in 2004, he is the author of numerous works on the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the history of modern Spain, including The Spanish Civil War (2018), Wars of the French Revolution: 17921801 (2018), Napoleon, France and Waterloo: The Eagle Rejected (2016), Burgos: Occupation, Siege, Aftermath, 18081814 (2014), Women in the Peninsular War (2014), Napoleons Wars: An International History (2007) and The Peninsular War: A New History (2002).
MODERN WARS IN PERSPECTIVE
This ambitious series offers wide-ranging studies of specific wars, and distinct phases of warfare, from the close of the Middle Ages to the present day. It aims to advance the current integration of military history into the academic mainstream. To that end, the books are not merely traditional campaign narratives, but examine the causes, course and consequences of major conflicts, in their full international political, social and ideological contexts.
ALSO IN THE SERIES:
T HE A NGLO -D UTCH W ARS OF THE S EVENTEENTH C ENTURY J.R. Jones
T HE W ARS OF L OUIS XIV John A. Lynn
T HE W ARS OF F REDERICK THE G REAT Dennis Showalter
T HE W ARS OF THE A USTRIAN S UCCESSION , 1740 1748 M.S. Anderson
T HE W ARS OF N APOLEON Charles J. Esdaile
T HE S PANISH A MERICAN W AR : C ONFLICT IN THE C ARIBBEAN AND THE P ACIFIC, 18951902 Joseph Smith
C HINA AT W AR , 1901 1949 Edward L. Dreyer
T HE W ARS OF F RENCH D ECOLONIZATION Anthony Clayton
A N OBLE C AUSE? A MERICA AND THE V IETNAM W AR Gerard J. DeGroot
T HE N ORTHERN W ARS Robert I. Frost
E NGLANDS C OLONIAL W ARS , 15501688: C ONFLICTS , E MPIRE AND N ATIONAL I DENTITY BRUCE LENMAN
B RITAINS C OLONIAL W ARS , 1688 1783 Bruce Lenman
T HE G REAT W AR Ian F.W. Beckett
A USTRIAS W ARS OF E MERGENCE Michael Hochedlinger
T HE F RENCH C IVIL W ARS R.J. Knecht
O TTOMAN W ARS : A N E MPIRE B ESIEGED , 1700 1870 Virginia H. Aksan
T HE E NGLISH R EVOLUTION AND THE W AR OF THE T HREE K INGDOMS , 1638 1652 Ian Gentles
R USSIAS W ARS OF E MERGENCE , 1460 1730 Carol B. Stevens
T HE S EVEN Y EARS W AR IN E UROPE , 1756 1763 Franz A.J. Szabo
W AR AND E MPIRE : THE E XPANSION OF B RITAIN , 1790 1830 B. Collins
T HE W AR OF A MERICAN I NDEPENDENCE: 1775 1783 R. Middleton
T HE G LOBAL S EVEN -Y EAR W AR , 17541763: B RITAIN AND F RANCE IN A G REAT P OWER C ONTEST D.A. Baugh
T HE I TALIAN W ARS , 14941559: W AR , S TATE AND S OCIETY IN E ARLY M ODERN E UROPE M. Mallett and Christine Shaw
T HE D UTCH W ARS OF I NDEPENDENCE : W ARFARE AND C OMMERCE IN THE N ETHERLANDS 1570 1680 Marjolein t Hart
T HE I TALIAN W ARS , 14941559: W AR , S TATE AND S OCIETY IN E ARLY M ODERN E UROPE Christine Shaw
T HE W ARS OF N APOLEON Charles J. Esdaile
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Names: Esdaile, Charles J., author.
Title: The Wars of Napoleon / Charles J. Esdaile.
Description: 2nd edition. | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Modern wars in perspective | First edition published by Pearson Education Ltd. 1995 | First edition published by Routledge 2013. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2018040364 (print) | LCCN 2018044959 (ebook) | ISBN 9780429451034 (Ebook) | ISBN 9781138324121 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781138324145 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 17691821Military leadership. | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
Classification: LCC DC151 (ebook) | LCC DC151 .E7 2019 (print) | DDC 940.2/7dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018040364
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For Alison, Andrew, Helen, Maribel and Bernadette in the hope that they will never know another Bonaparte.
Praise for the first edition
Esdailes work is clearly attempting to become The Campaigns of Napoleon for this generation. It... is an admirable effort.
( First Empire )
The depth of Esdailes knowledge is strikingly evident... The text provides the student and teacher alike with what is probably the most solid synthesis of the period around. It is bound to become set reading on any course on Napoleon and Europe.
( European History Quarterly )
An interesting work of very broad scope.
( International History Review )
Esdailes volume... should be the first port of call for those interested in a systematic overview of Napoleons hegemony and the European reactions to it, both diplomatic and domestic.
