Warfare in the Age of Bonaparte (Cassell History of Warfare)

London England: Cassel & Co, 1980. Hardback. First Edition. Warfare in the Age of Bonaparte. Shelf wear to edge of D/J. Slightly sunned spine to D/j. From 1792 to 1815 Europe was wracked by a series of wars, first against revolutionary France and then the expanionist empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. In his second volume in this series, Michael Glover deals with the way in which the armies and navies of the time fought, how they were commanded, how they were (or were not) supplied with food and ammuniation, and how they comminicated with each other. The battles of Tourcoing, Castiglione, Marengo, Eylau, Salamanca, and Waterloo together with the twin sea battles of Algeciras are taken as the detailed examples. The tactics and strategy of land and sea warfare are explored and discussed in this diversely illustrated book. With the aid of specially commisssioned maps and artwork and over 130 colour and black and white illustrations Mr. Glover takes a fresh look at one of the most crucial and long-lasting struggles in modern history. Illustrated. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.