Austerlitz

by Castle, Ian

• ISBN13: 9781844151714
• ISBN10: 1844151719
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: Pen & Sword

Summary

In this authoritative and beautifully illustrated new account of Napoleon's greatest victory and the campaign that preceded it, Ian Castle sheds new light on the actions of the commanders and questions the assumptions - and explores the myths - that have shaped our understanding of the event ever since. His account follows every twist and turn of a war that was fought out across central Europe two centuries ago. In particular he reconstructs the course of the action in every sector of the Austerlitz battlefield, using French, Austrian and Russian records, and re-evaluates the place of the battle in the history and mythology of the Napoleonic era.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	vii
Author's Note	viii
Preface	x
1. War and Peace	1	(6)
2. Woe To Those Who Do Not Respect Treaties'	7	(10)
3. The Eagles of Europe	17	(10)
4. 'Every Delay and Indecision Causes Ruin'	27	(8)
5. To the Danube and the Rhine	35	(11)
6. Refuge in Ulm	46	(13)
7. Jealousy and Misunderstanding	59	(11)
8. The Emperor of Spies	70	(17)
9. 'From the Ends of the Earth'	87	(16)
10. 'A Day of Slaughter'	103	(13)
11. 'March! Destroy the Russian Army'	116	(11)
12. 'The Russians Are Coming!'	127	(11)
13. 'To Make the Russians Dance'	138	(22)
14. Storming the Plateau	160	(19)
15. 'We Are Heroes After All, Aren't We?'	179	(13)
16. The Legend of the Lakes	192	(10)
17. 'The Fate of Empires'	202	(13)
Appendix I: Place Names	215	(2)
Appendix II: Order of Battle	217	(9)
Notes	226	(7)
Select Bibliography	233	(3)
Index	236