Napoleon Vol. 4 of 4: A History of the Art of War From Lützen to Waterloo With a Detailed Account of the Napoleonic Wars; With 167 Charts Maps Plans of Battles and Tactical Manoeuvres Portraits Cuts of Uniforms Arms and Weapons

Excerpt from Napoleon Vol. 4 of 4: A History of the Art of War From Lützen to Waterloo With a Detailed Account of the Napoleonic Wars; With 167 Charts Maps Plans of Battles and Tactical Manoeuvres Portraits Cuts of Uniforms Arms and Weapons<br><br>Napoleon''s task was stupendous. As Lossau states it he had to seek his opponents the allied Prussians and Russians to drive them back into the climate which had been so fatal to himself and to utilize the astonishment Which would be caused by a decisive victory to win peace. This was a sensi ble programme and one to which the emperor would have done well strictly to adhere. At several moments during this eventful year it could have been carried out.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.