Preface Chapter 1: The Revolutionary Prelude Chapter 2: Europe in Turmoil Chapter 3: The "Eastern Question" Chapter 4: Forging a New North Africa Chapter 5: The Tehran Connection Chapter 6: The American Dream Chapter 7: Towards a Brighter Future Chapter 8: The Indian Dreams Chapter 9: At the Edge of the World Chapter 10: Into the Unknown Continent Conclusion Sources Notes
Winner, 2020 Gilder-Lehrman Military History Prize
Alexander Mikaberidze is Associate Professor of European History at Louisiana State University at Shreveport. He is the author of several books, including The Burning of Moscow: Napoleon's Trial by Fire 1812 and The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon versus Kutuzov.
"In this extraordinary work of scholarship, Mikaberidze provides
vital context and global perspective to the epic struggle between
France and its European competitors until Napoleon's defeat at
Waterloo in 1815." -- Foreign Affairs (Books of the Year)
"Mikaberidze offers a clear, accurate, up-to-date and richly
detailed narrative of the Napoleonic Wars. If you want a thumbnail
sketch of the Battle of Austerlitz, a quick explanation of the
reason the Franco-British Peace of Amiens broke down in 1803, or to
learn how many horses Napoleon lost in Russia (200,000), look no
further." -- David A. Bell, London Review of Books
"Engrossing and authoritative" -- Brendan Simms, The Times Literary
Supplement
"An outstanding book for anyone interested in the French Wars or
'Big History'." -- Albert Nofi, Strategy Page
"In this thousand-page tour de force, researched in over a dozen
languages with 189 pages of notes, the exceptionally talented
Georgian-American historian Alexander Mikaberidze, a professor at
Louisiana State University Shreveport, revisits a foundational
conflict in the modern world, the veritable 'world war' unleashed
by the French Revolution and dominated by the towering figure of
Napoleon Bonaparte." -- Paul du Quenoy, American Conservative
"Alexander Mikaberidze ...argues persuasively in THE NAPOLEONIC
WARS: A Global History that the deepest and longest-lasting effects
of the 23 years of fighting actually occurred outside Europe." --
Thomas Ricks, The New York Times Review of Books
"an impressive reinterpretation of the wars of the French
Revolution and Napoleon (1792-1815) ... An outstand book for anyone
interested in the French Wars or "Big History"." -- A. A. Nofi,
NYMAS Review
"Far broader and deeper in scope than any previous history of the
Napoleonic Wars, Alexander Mikaberidze has produced a true
masterpiece. He proves conclusively how intimately interconnected
the events of the great struggle were, not just in Europe but also
encompassing the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Iran, India,
China and Japan. He rightly argues that as an agent for social
change, the Napoleonic Wars were the most important thing to have
taken place
between the Reformation and World War I. With his mastery of the
myriad sources in multiple languages, Mikaberidze reminds us what
first-class scholarship can do to our perceptions of an
important
subject when allied to excellent writing. This book will be an
instant modern classic." --Prof Andrew Roberts, author of
Churchill: Walking with Destiny
"An entirely rewarding history of a Europe-based struggle that
"influenced the course of events across the globe."" -- Kirkus,
Starred Review
"Through his mastery of international bibliography (facilitated by
his knowledge of several languages), his expertise in political,
diplomatic and military affairs (though we did not expect anything
else from the apprentice of Professor Donald D. Horward), the
extent of the issues dealt with and problems revisited that go far
beyond the simple narration of military conflicts and lead us,
without Manichaeism, to the very heart of the issues, through
his
accessible writing style (clear enough even for a mediocre
Anglophone to easily follow his story and reasoning) and, dare I to
say it, his profound knowledge of historical events, Professor
Mikaberidze
confirms that he is one of the great Napoleonic scholars of today.
No one will be able to study the Napoleonic episode without having
at hand this global history which fills a gap in the
English-language historiography." -- Thierry Lentz, Director of the
Fondation Napoléon
"Already distinctive thanks to his insights from the Russian
perspective, Alexander Mikaberidze in this very important new book
provides a valuable global perspective on Napoleon's war-making.
This approach provides both an instructive narrative and a
perspective from which the impact and legacy of the period can be
understood." --Jeremy Black, University of Exeter
"At long last we have the truly global history of the wars of
1789-1815 that we have long needed. This book gives us new
perspectives to understand this critical turning point in world
history. A must have for all students of the period." --Michael S.
Neiberg, U.S. Army War College
"Alexander Mikaberidze believes that the twenty-three years of war
from 1792 to 1815 - which the British were content to describe as
the 'French wars' - cannot be fully understood unless we extend our
gaze beyond Europe, to consider colonial ambitions, revolutions and
power struggles across the globe. The result is a hugely impressive
work of scholarship that slips seamlessly across continents, taking
the reader not just to the steppes of Russia but to the
Balkans and Iran, Japan and China, the Indian Ocean, Indonesia, the
United States, South America and the Caribbean. This is global
history at its most exhilarating, a history of the Napoleonic Wars
for the
twenty-first century." --Alan Forrest, University of York
"This important, ground-breaking book reveals (for the first time
in a comprehensive overview) the global repercussions of the
Napoleonic wars. A must read!" --Peter Hicks, Fondation
Napoléon
"This is an extraordinary work of scholarship. Despite the book's
length, scope, and detail, the narrative never flags. It is hard to
see how anyone will improve on this account." -- Lawrence D.
Freedman, Foreign Affairs
"This book is a vivid, entirely engrossing history of that
conflict, full of military shot and incident, full of choice
quotes, full of vibrantly dramatic vignettes set in locations as
far from Austerlitz as South America or EgyptEL. It firmly
establishes a version of the Napoleonic Wars in which Bonaparte
himself was in many ways merely the pebble that triggers the
avalanche, and it provides unfailingly enjoyable reading along the
way. It deserves to stand as
the definitive one-volume treatment of the period." --Steve
Donoghue, Open Letters
"This expansive work-the research and analysis, the breadth, depth,
and detail of the narrative, presented in writing that will satisfy
both popular and scholarly audiences-may very well be the last word
that needs to be written on the subject." -- Michael V. Leggiere,
istoryNet
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