NAPOLEON'S GRANDE ARME'E OF 1813 (Armies of the Napoleonic Wars Research Series)

This book represents the first ever English language study of Napoleon's 1813 war machine. From its makeshift creation to its ad-hoc formation...from its many victories to its final, cataclysmic defeat at Leipzig...here is the true, complete story of this epic army & its leaders. Written by Scott Bowden, author of acclaimed Napoleonic works Armies at Waterloo & Armies on the Danube, 1809, Napoleon's Grande Armee' of 1813 is brought to life by hundreds of first-hand accounts & returns by French military & civil officials. This book provides exhaustively detailed orders of battle, researched from the French Army archives, including information on the battles of Lutzen, Bautzen, Dresden, Katzbach, Dennewitz, Leipzig, & more. This story, which tells of the painstaking reconstruction of Napoleon's army, its composition, its strengths & weaknesses, & its fighting power, is an absolute must for any Napoleonic enthusiast, historian, or wargamer. Napoleon's Grande Armee' of 1813 is a gold mine of information, insights, & the key for understanding the crucial campaign of 1813.Scott Bowden is the author of 'NAPOLEON'S GRANDE ARME'E OF 1813 (Armies of the Napoleonic Wars Research Series)' with ISBN 9780962665516 and ISBN 0962665517.