1809 Thunder on the Danube

by Gill, John H.

• ISBN13: 9781844157136
• ISBN10: 184415713X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: Frontline Books

Summary

The war of 1809 represents a watershed in the military history of the Napoleonic epoch. Although it concluded with a French victory, Napoleon and his army were showing ominous symptoms of decay, whilst their foes were improving. This was a turning point that signalled the beginning of the end for Europe's greatest military power and one of history's greatest generals.

Table of Contents

List of Maps, Charts, and Tables	p. vi
List of Illustrations	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Sources and Conventions	p. xv
War Is Unavoidable	p. 1
What Do They Intend?	p. 34
Austria Would Not Be So Foolish	p. 73
It Is War	p. 120
Eight Days in April, I: The War Opens and the Tide Turns	p. 158
Eight Days in April, II: Four More Victories	p. 223
Intermezzo	p. 304
Table of Comparative Military Ranks	p. 306
Appendices
Introductory Note	p. 307
The Austrian Army, April 1809	p. 309
Orders of Battle for the April Campaign in Bavaria	p. 314
Orders of Battle for the Battle of Abensberg and the Pursuit to Landshut (20-1 April)	p. 337
Orders of Battle for the Battle of Eggmuhl (22 April)	p. 354
Abbreviations	p. 366
Notes	p. 368
Bibliographic Note	p. 486
Index	p. 491
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