ASIN: B00FP69PPU
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 42
*Includes pictures of the battle's important generals.*Includes several maps.*Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals and soldiers, as well as Napoleon's comments before, during, and after the battle.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."One sharp blow and the war is over." – Napoleon during the Battle of AusterlitzNearly 50 years after Napoleon met his Waterloo, generals across the West continued to study his tactics and engage their armies the same way armies fought during the Napoleonic Era. Despite advances in military technology and the advent of railroads for transportation, all of which made defensive warfare more effective, acclaimed military geniuses like Robert E. Lee used flank attacks and infantry charges against superior numbers in an effort to win decisive victories, and it would not be until World War I that concepts of ...
