The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte
- 608pagine
- 22 ore di lettura
*First of two volumes, a masterly biography of the great French general, with special emphasis on his military genius.
Robert B. Asprey Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Robert Brown Asprey è stato uno storico militare americano la cui prolifica opera ha esplorato le complessità della guerra. I suoi scritti, pubblicati nel corso di diversi decenni, hanno offerto profonde intuizioni sui conflitti e sulle strategie militari. L'approccio unico di Asprey ha dato vita a battaglie e campagne storiche per i lettori.
The German High Command at War
Hindenburg and Ludendorff Conduct World War I
- 558pagine
- 20 ore di lettura
During the first two years of World War I a German general called from obscure retirement, Paul Von Hindenburg, aided by his deputy, Erich Ludendorff, won imperial fame from his successful campaigns on the eastern front. In 1916 Kaiser Wilhelm named Hindenburg to head the all-powerful Great German Staff with Ludendorff his deputy. At first all went well. But as food and other resources including replacements diminished, and as America entered the war, the top command increasingly panicked. In the summer of 1918 German armies in the west opened an all-out defensive. This failed and German surrender followed—as did the fall of the German empire.