{"product_id":"napoleon-against-great-odds-ralph-ashby-9780313381904","title":"Napoleon Against Great Odds: The Emperor and the Defenders of France, 1814","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis revisionist history offers a fresh analysis of Napoleon and the French army as they defended their empire against the massive Coalition invasion of 1814.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrench defeat in 1814 is too often shrugged off as the result of obvious and understandable factors. \u003ci\u003eNapoleon Against Great Odds: The Emperor and the Defenders of France, 1814\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the widely accepted notion that war-weariness and internal political opposition to Napoleon were the decisive and direct causes of French defeat. At least as important, it argues, were material shortages, diplomatic missteps, and even faulty strategic planning on Napoleon's part. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book not only traces the narrative of Napoleon's 1814 Campaign in France, but explores the formation of the French army tasked with defending France against the Coalition invasion. Diplomatic, political, and social factors are taken into account and the issue of war-weariness is analyzed carefully and critically. Each branch and arm of the French forces is examined, as are military mobilization under difficult circumstances and partisan and guerilla warfare. Designed to encourage fresh debate about the 1814 campaign, the book offers thought-provoking reading for scholars and general readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Ashby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313381909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313381904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 41","brand":"Ralph Ashby","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057299812607,"sku":"9780313381904","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd2c9281-3e80-4daf-ab71-11ae8a5a943e.jpg?v=1685046174","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/napoleon-against-great-odds-ralph-ashby-9780313381904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}