Marshal Massena
Author | : James Marshall-Cornwall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 |
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Author | : James Marshall-Cornwall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James Marshall-Cornwall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1965 |
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Massena's militære karriere og hans bedrifter på slagmarken, under de mange slag, kampe og felttog, hvor Massena kæmpede for Frankrig og Napoleon, først i den franske Revolutionshær og så i Napoleons mægtige Grande Armee. Massena gjorde sig især bemærket i Spanien, under den lange og udmattende Peninsulære krig, 1807-1814, mod Wellington og den engelske/spanske/portugisiske hær. Massena har et noget blandte ry i fransk historie, han svigtede Napoleon til sidst, og han beskrives fra alle sider som usædvanlig pengegrisk, men denne engelske biografi, som bl.a. er skrevet ud fra kilder i Massena-familiens eje, giver et mere nuanceret billede af Massena end de franske fordømmende beskrivelser, "not only a critical analysis of Massena's military professionally achievements, but also an absording study of a military genius whose character was tained by a thirst for fame, a greed for maney, and a weakness for women
Author | : James Handyside Marshall-Cornwall |
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Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 1965 |
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Author | : James Handyside Marshall-Cornwall (Sir).) |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1965 |
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Author | : David Buttery |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2007-07-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1781597154 |
Wellington's clash with Massena was one of the most remarkable contests between two commanders in the Peninsular War. These two formidable generals carried on a campaign of maneuver, battle and attrition across Spain and Portugal in 1810 and 1811 which had a decisive impact on the outcome of the war. Wellington's reputation was enhanced, Massena's was ruined.David Buttery's close analysis of this extraordinary encounter offers a penetrating insight into the personalities of these two outstanding soldiers. Using a variety of sources, in particular eyewitness accounts from both sides, he reassesses the famous confrontations at Ciudad Rodrigo, Almeida, Busaco, the lines of Torres Vedras and the final bitterly fought battle at Fuentes de Ooro.He sheds new light on this pivotal episode in the Napoleonic Wars and his account corrects the one-sided view of the campaign that has survived to the present day. In particular he reconsiders the true cost of the scorched earth policy that was employed against the French
Author | : Edward Meeks |
Publisher | : Рипол Классик |
Total Pages | : 735 |
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ISBN | : 551853020X |
Napoleon and the marshals of the empire.
Author | : Rufus Wilmot Griswold |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 738 |
Release | : 1855 |
Genre | : France |
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