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NAPOLEONIC WARS/WARFARE

A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources

CONTENTS General Sources…..p.1 -Reference Works…..p.1 Special Aspects…..p. Grand Armeé.....p.3 Command/Tactics.....p.4 Soldier Perspective.....p.5 Medical…..p. Naval Aspects…..p.

GENERAL SOURCES

Aaslestad, Katherine B. “Lost Neutrality and Economic Warfare: Napoleonic Warfare in Northern Europe, 1795-1815.” In War in an Age of Revolution, 1775-1815. NY: Cambridge, 2010. pp. 373-95. U39.W36.

Ashby, Ralph. Napoleon against Great Odds: The Emperor and the Defenders of France, 1814. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010. 230 p. DC236.75.A84.

Bingham, George R. Wellington’s Lieutenant, Napoleon’s Gaoler: The Peninsula and St. Helena Diaries and Letters of Sir George Ridout Bingham, 1809-21. [Edited by Gareth Glover] South Yorkshire, England: Pen & Sword Military, 2005. 310 p. DC232.B56.

Blaufarb, Rafe, & Liebeskind, Claudia. Napoleonic Foot Soldiers and Civilians: A Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. 164 p. DC226.5.B532.

Britt, Albert S., III. The Wars of Napoleon. Wayne, NJ: Avery, 1985. 185 p. DC203B847.

Broers, Michael. “The Concept of ‘Total War’ in the Revolutionary-Napoleonic Period.” War in History Vol. 15, No. 3 (2008): pp. 246-68. Per. Napoleonic Wars-Overview p.2

Citino, Robert M. The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years’ War to the Third Reich. Manhattan, KS: U KS, 2005. 428 p. DD101C58. See Chap. 4.

Connelly, Owen. Blundering to Glory: Napoleon's Military Campaigns. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1987. 250 p. DC203.9C66.

Dwyer, Philip G. Napoleon: The Path to Power. New Haven, CT: Yale, 2008. 651 p. DC205D99.

Emlsey, Clive. Napoleon: Conquest, Reform and Reorganisation. NY: Pearson/Longman, 2003. 142 p. DC201E47.

Franceschi, Michel, & Weider, Ben. The Wars against Napoleon: Debunking the Myth of the Napoleonic Wars. [Translation of Napoléon Défenseur Immolé de la Paix by Jonathan M. House] NY: Savas Beatie, 2008. 227 p. DC203.95.F7313.

Gallaher, John G. Napoleon’s Enfant Terrible: General Dominique Vandamme. Norman, OK: U OK, 2008. 362 p. DC146.V36.G35.

Gates, David. The Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815. NY: Arnold, 1997. 304 p. DC226.3.G38.

Hall, Christopher D. British Strategy in the Napoleonic War, 1803-15. NY: Manchester, 1992. 237 p. DC226.6.P362.

Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Die Hard!: Dramatic Actions from the Napoleonic Wars. London: Arms & Armour, 1996. 256 p. DC226.3.H39.

Hill, Peter P. Napoleon’s Troublesome Americans: Franco-American Relations, 1804-1815. Wash, DC: Potomac, 2005. 289 p. E183.8F8H55.

Horne, Alistair. How Far From Austerlitz?: Napoleon, 1805-1815. NY: St. Martin’s, 1998. 429 p. DC227H672.

Hueckel, Glenn R. “The Napoleonic Wars and their Impact on Factor Returns and Output Growth in England, 1793-1815.” PhD dss, U WI, 1972. 217 p. HC255.H84.Microfilm.

Hyatt, A.M.J. "The Origins of Napoleonic Warfare: A Survey of Interpretations." Military Affairs (Winter 1966-67): pp. 117-85. Per.

Kagan, Frederick W. The End of the Old Order: Napoleon and Europe, 1801-1805. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 2006. 774 p. DC226.4.N36v1.

Kiley, Kevin F. Once There Were Titans: Napoleon’s Generals and Their Battles, 1800-1815. London: Greenhill, 2007. 320 p. DC198.A1.K55.

Lavery, Brian. We Shall Fight on the Beaches: Defying Napoleon & Hitler, 1805 and 1940. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Pr, 2009. 448 p. UA647.L38.

Leggiere, Michael V. Napoleon and Berlin: The Franco-Prussian War in North Germany, 1813. Norman, OK U OK, 2002. 384 p. DC236L44.

Leggiere, Michael V. The Fall of Napoleon: The Allied Invasion of France, 1813-1814. NY: Cambridge, 2007. 686 p. DC238L44.

Liaropoulos, Andrew N. “Revolutions in Warfare: Theoretical Paradigms and Historical Evidence— The Napoleonic and First World War Revolutions in Military Affairs.” Journal of Military History (Apr 2006): pp. 363-84. Per.

Linn, John A. Battle: A History of Combat and Culture. Cambridge, MA: Westview, 2003. 399 p. U21.2L96. See Chap. 6, “The Sun of Austerlitz: Romantic Visions of Decisive Battle in Nineteenth Century Europe.”

Murat, Inès. Napoleon and the American Dream. [Translation Napoléon et le rêve américain by Frances Frenaye] Baton Rouge: LSU, 1981. 243 p. DC203.9M8713.

Rothenberg, Gunther E. The Napoleonic Wars. London: Cassell, 2000. 224 p. DC151.R68.

Schneid, Frederick C. Napoleon’s Conquest of Europe: The War of the Third Coalition. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2005. 192 p. DC227.S36.

Semmel, Stuart. Napoleon and the British. New Haven, CT: Yale, 2004. 354 p. DA533.S45.

Shosenberg, James W. “Napoleon’s First Victory.” Military History (Aug 2003): pp. 6-33. Per. Toulon, Dec 1793

Silberman, Neil A. "'That Miserable Fort.'" MHQ (Winter 1991): pp. 62-73. Per. Acre besieged by Napoleon, Mar-May 1799.

Smith, Digby G. Armies of the Napoleonic Era. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2004. 272 p. UA646.S65.

U.S. Military Academy. Dept of History. Summaries of Selected Military Campaigns. West Point, NY: USMA, 1971 reprint of 1956 edition. 175 p. D25.U63. Concise descriptions, maps, & chronology on pp. 11-34.

REFERENCE WORKS

Chandler, David G. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. NY: Macmillan, 1979. 570 p. DC147.C47. Includes maps and chronologies.

Connelly, Owen, et al, editors. Historical Dictionary of Napoleonic France, 1799-1815. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1985. 586 p. DC201.H673.

Dupuy, Trevor N., ed-in-chief. International Military and Defense Encyclopedia. 6 vols. Wash, DC: Brassey’s, 1993. pp. 1025-28. U24.I58.

Esposito, Vincent J. A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars. NY: Praeger, 1964. 289 p. G1796.S62.E8.

Haythornthwaite, Philip J. The Napoleonic Source Book. NY: Facts on File, 1990. 414 p. DC151.H332.

_____. Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars. London: Arms & Armour, 1998. 351 p. DC226.4.H39.

Horward, Donald D., editor. Napoleonic Military History: A Bibliography. NY: Garland, 1986. 685 p. Z2181.M5.H67.

Imperial Glory: The Bulletins of Napoleon’s Grand Armée, 1805-1814: With Additional Supporting Documents. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2003. 442 p. DC226.2.N3713.

de Jomini, Antoine H. Atlas Portatif pour l’Intelligence des Relations des Dernières Guerres, Publiées sans Plans, Notamment Pour la vie de Napoléon. Paris: Anselin, 1840? 29 plates. DC226.4.J66Rarebook.

Luvaas, Jay, editor. Napoleon on the Art of War. NY: Free Press, 1999. 196 p. DC214.L88.

McNab, Chris, editor. Armies of the Napoleonic Wars: An Illustrated History. NY: Osprey, 2009. 432 p. DC226.4.A76.

Markham, J. David. Imperial Glory: The Bulletins of Napoleon’s Grande Armee, 1805-1814. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2003. 442 p. DC226.2N3713.

Mathews, Joseph J. Napoleon’s Military Bulletins. N.p., 1950. 7 p. DC226.6.P6.M37.

Oliver, Michael, & Partridge, Richard. Napoleonic Army Handbook: The French Army and Her Allies. London: Constable, 2002. 354 p. UA646.O542.

Pope, Stephen. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. NY: Facts on File, 1999. 572 p. DC151.P67.

Smith, Digby G. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 1998. 582 p. DC220.S62.

Whaley, Leigh Ann. The Impact of Napoleon, 1800-1815: An Annotated Bibliography. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1997. 209 p. Z8612W52.

See also: -Bibliographies on specific engagements in France-Napoleonic; and Staff Rides in Training.

SPECIAL ASPECTS

Bruce, Robert B. Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age, 1792-1815: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics. NY: Thomas Dunne, 2008. 256 p. DC151.F54.

Bryant, Mark. The Napoleonic Wars in Cartoons. London: Grub Street, 2009. 160 p. DC226.4.B79.

Bukhari, Emir. French Napoleonic Line Infantry, 1796-1815. London: Almark, 1973. 104 p. UC485.F8.B844.

Buttery, David. “Napoleon’s Brilliant Stepson.” Military Illustrated (Dec 2006): pp. 16-23. Per. Eugène de Beauharnais.

Cassin-Scott, Jack. Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars in Colour, 1796-1814. Poole, England: Blanford, 1973. 195 p. UC480.C29.

De Grimoard, Philippe H. “The French Napoleonic Staff View of HUMINT.” [Translation by Rick Sanders of one chapter of Traité sur le service de l’état major general…] Studies in Intelligence (Jun 2010): pp. 37-40. Per.

Egan, Clifford L. Neither Peace nor War: Franco-American Relations, 1803-12. Baton Rouge: LSU, 1983. 225 p. E183.8.F8.E43.

Funcken, Liliane & Fred. The Napoleonic Wars. 2 vols. [Translation of L'Uniforme et les Armes des soldats du Premier Empire] London: Ward Lock, 1973. UC480.F83813.

Hourtoulle, François G. Soldiers and Uniforms of Napoleonic Wars. [Translation of Soldats et Uniformes du Premier Empire by Alan McKay] Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2004. 208 p. DC226.4.H6813.

Muir, Rory. Britain and the Defeat of Napoleon, 1807-1815. New Haven, CT: Yale, 1996. 466 p. DC232.M85.

Nester, William R. Napoleon and the Art of Diplomacy: How War and Hubris Determined the Rise and Fall of the French Empire. NY: Savas Beatie, 2012. 418 p. DC203.N46.

Over, Keith. Flags and Standards of the Napoleonic Wars. NY: Sky Books, 1976. 112 p. UC590.O92.

Stoker, Donald, et. al. Conscription in the Napoleonic Era: A Revolution in Military Affairs? NY: Routledge, 2009. 223 p. UB345.E85.C66.

Wise, Terence. Flags of the Napoleonic Wars. 3 vols. London: Osprey, 1978-81. UC590.W56.

GRAND ARMEE

Bowden, Scott. Napoleon's Grande Armee of 1813. Chicago: Emperor, 1990. 380 p. DC236.B66. Includes detailed orders of battle, pp. 211-342.

Chartrand, René. Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon’s Army. London: Brassey’s, 2000. 144 p. UC485.F8.C43.

Cobb, Richard. The People's Armies; the Armee's Revolutionnaires: Instrument of the Terror in the Departments, April 1793 to Floreal Year II. New Haven, CT: Yale, 1987. 776 p. DC184.C6213.

Dempsey, Guy C., Jr. Napoleon’s Soldiers: The Grande Armėe of 1807 as Depicted in the Paintings of the Otto Manuscript. London: Arms and Armour, 1994. 256 p. UC485.F8.D45.

Eighteen Original Journals (Each by a General Officer) of the Eighteen Campaigns of the Emperor Napoleon: (Being those in which he Personally Commanded in Chief). 2 vols. London: J. Davis, 1816-1817. DC151.E34RareBook. Bertier, Denon, Miot & Petit.

Elting, John R. Swords around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armee. NY: Macmillan, 1988. 769 p. DC202.1.E48.

Forrest, Alan I. Conscripts and Deserters: The Army and French Society during the Revolution and Empire. NY: Oxford, 1989. 294 p. DC151.F67213.

_____, et. al, editors. Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians: Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790-1820. NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 251 p. DC159.S65.

Gallaher, John G. Napoleon's Irish Legion. Carbondale, IL: So IL U, 1993. 281 p. DC226.6.P362.

Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Napoleon's Military Machine. NY: Hippocrene, 1988. 200 p. DC151.H33.

Hourtoulle, François G. Soldiers and Uniforms of Napoleonic Wars=Soldats et Uniformes du Premier Empire. [Translated from the French by Alan McKay] Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2004. 208 p. DC226.4.H6813.

Kruse, Wolfgang. “Revolutionary France and the Meanings of Levée en Masse.” In War in an Age of Revolution, 1775-1815. NY: Cambridge, 2010. pp. 299-312. U39.W36.

Leiserowitz, Ruth. “Polish Volunteers in the Napoleonic Wars.” In War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War. NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. pp. 59- 77. UB320.W37.

Lewis, Jon E., editor. The Mammoth Book of Soldiers at War: Firsthand Accounts of Warfare from the Age of Napoleon. NY: Carroll & Graf, 2001. 498 p. DC226.6.M36.

Schneid, Frederick C. Soldiers of Napoleon’s Kingdom of Italy: Army, State, and Society, 1800-1815. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1995. 145 p. DC226.6.P362.I8.

Van Creveld, Martin. “Napoleon and the Dawn of Operational Warfare.” In The Evolution of Operational Art: From Napoleon to the Present. Oxford, England: Oxford, 2011. pp. 35-63. U163.E94.

-Commanders

Ryan, Edward. Napoleon’s Shield and Guardian: The Unconquerable General Daumesnil. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpols, 2003. 424 p. DC198.D17.R93.

COMMAND & TACTICS

Arnold, James R. "A Reappraisal of Column Versus Line in the Napoleonic Wars." Jrnl Soc for Army Hist Rsrch (Winter 1982): pp. 196-208. Per.

Bamford, Andrew. “The Trial of Marshal Ney.” Military Illustrated (Jun 2007): pp. 32-39. Per.

Bruce, Robert B., [et al.]. Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age, 1792-1815: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics. NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 2008. 256 p. DC151F54.

Camon, H. Napoleon’s System of War. [Trans by George F. Nafziger] West Chester, PA: Nafziger Collection, 2002. 85 p. DC203.95C322212.

Chandler, David G. "Napoleon as Man and Leader." Military Leadership and Command: The John Biggs Cincinnati Lectures, 1988. Lexington, VA: VMI Found, 1989. pp. 9-26. UB210M56.

Craig, Gordon A. Problems of Coalition Warfare: The Military Alliance Against Napoleon, 1813-14. Lecture, USAF Acad, 1965. 26 p. DC236.1C7.

Dwyer, Philip. “Napoléon Takes Command.” Military History (Jul/Aug 2008): pp. 34-39. Per. Toulon, 1793.

Epstein, Robert M. "Patterns of Change and Continuity in Nineteenth-Century Warfare." Journal of Military History (Jul 1992): pp. 375-88. Per.

Gooch, Brison D. "A Commentary on the Napoleonic Legend." Military Affairs (Winter 1966): pp. 199-206. Per.

Griffith, Paddy. French Napoleonic Infantry Tactics, 1792-1815. NY: Osprey, 2007. 64 p. UD228.G75.

Hartung, A. Bruce. “’Le Brave des Braves.’” Periodical (Mar 1981): pp. 17-21. Per. Profile of Napoleon’s Marshal Ney, who after his 1815 “execution” lived incognito in North Carolina.

Heyman, Neil M. "France against Prussia: The Jena Campaign of 1806." Military Affairs (Winter 1966): pp. 186-98. Per.

Horward, Donald D. "Wellington and the Revolution in Warfare." Military Leadership and Command. [Ed by Harry S. Bausum] Lexington, VA: VMI Fdn, 1989. pp. 27-50. UB210M56.

Kiley, Kevin. Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars, 1792-1815. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2004. 318 p. DC226.4.K55.

Mallinson, Howard. Send It by Semaphore: The Old Telegraphs during the Wars with France. Wiltshire, England: Crowood, 2005. 240 p. DC226.6.C6.M35.

Luvaas, Jay, ed. “Napoleon on Generalship.” MHQ (Spring 2000): pp. 80-85. Per.

Pohanka, Brian. "Hurricane of Sword and Horse." Military History (Aug 1985): pp. 18-27. Per.

Riley, J.P. Napoleon and the War of 1813: Lessons in Coalition Warfighting. Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 2000. 480 p. DC236R55. France-Napoleon p.5

Ross, Steven. "In Initiation of the Emperor." John Biggs Cincinnati Lectures in Military Leadership & Command, 1987. Lexington, VA: VMI Foundation, 1987. pp. 25-35. UB210.M56.

Scott, Samuel F. "Foreign Mercenaries, Revolutionary War, and Citizen-Soldiers in the Late Eighteenth Century." War & Society (Sep 1984): pp. 41-58. PerColl.

Sherower, Abbot William. "Creative Command: Bonaparte at Headquarters." Mil Rev (Oct 1968): pp. 71-78. Per.

Slawson, Thomas M. "The Winning of Wars (1792-1915)." Mil Rev (Jul 1975): pp. 77-82. Per.

Wood, William J. "Forgotten Sword." Mil Affairs (Oct 1970): pp. 77-82. Per. Discussion of Napoleon's tactics based on battalion square concept.

See also: - Tactics, Pre-20th Cent

SOLDIER PERSPECTIVE

Blakeney, Robert. A Boy in the Peninsular War. Ed by J. Sturgis. London: Murray, 1899. 382 p. DC232B63.

Blaze, Elzéar. Life in Napoleon’s Army: The Memoirs of Captain…. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 1995. 198 p. DS226.5B5313.

Bourgogne, Adrien. Memoires du Sergent Bourgogne, 1812-13. Paris: Hachette, 1909. 355 p. DC235B77.

Chevillet, Jacques. Ma Vie Militaire, 1800-10. Paris: Hachette, 1906. 331 p. DC198C56A3.

Coignet, Jean. Les Cahiers du Capitaine Coignet, 1799-1815. Paris: Hachette, 1899. 316 p. DC198C6C6A18.

Doisy de Villargennes, Adelbert. Reminiscences of Army Life Under Napoleon Bonaparte. Cincinnati: Clarke, 1884. 98 p. DC203.9D65.

Dupuy, Victor. Souvenirs Militaires de Victor Dupuy, 1794-1816. Paris: Levy, 1892. 316 p. DC198D86A3.

Forrest, Alan. Conscripts and Deserters: The Army and French Society during the Revolution and Empire. NY: Oxford, 1989. 294 p. DC151.F67213.

_____. The Soldiers of the French Revolution. Durham, NC: Duke, 1990. 224 p. DC151F67.

Fraser, Edward. Napoleon the Gaoler: The Personal Experiences and Adventures of British Sailors and Soldiers During the Great Captivity. NY: Brentano, 1914. 312 p. DC202F7.

Lewis, Jon E., editor. The Mammoth Book of Soldiers at War: Firsthand Accounts of Warfare from the Age of Napoleon. NY: Carroll & Graf, 2001. 498 p. DC226.6M36.

Moxvan, Jean. Le Soldat Imperial, 1800-14. 2 vols. Paris: Plon-Nourrit, 1904. U768M84. Vol 1 concerns recruiting, equipment, training, pay, provisions and administration. Vol 2 concerns life in the field, in battle, death-rate, prisoners, benefits and morale.

“The Past Recaptured.” Military History (Jan/Feb 2008): pp. 44-49. Per. Pictures (from Anne S.K. Brown Collection) taken during May, 1858 gathering of uniformed veterans.

Tascher, Maurice de. Campaigning for Napoleon: The Diary of a Napoleonic Cavalry Officer, 1806-13. [Translation of Journal de campagne d’un cousin de l’impératrice (1806-1813); translated & edited by Rosemary Brindle]. South Yorkshire, England: Pen & Sword Military, 2006. 192 p. DC198.T38.A313.

Vigny, Alfred de. Servitude et Grandeur Militaires. Paris: Le Livre Fracais, 1926. 232 p. DC260V5A3.

Woloch, Isser. The French Veteran, from the Revolution to the Restoration. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC, 1979. 392 p. UB359F8W64.

_____. “’A Sacred Debt’: Veterans and the State in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.” In Disabled Veterans in History. Ann Arbor, MI: U MI, 2000. pp. 145-62. UB360D57.

MEDICAL

Howard, Martin R. Napoleon's Doctors: The Medical Services of the Grande Armée. Stroud, England: Spellmount, 2006. 269 p. DC226.4.H69.

Larrey, Dominique Jean. Memoirs of Military Surgery. London: E. Cox, 1815. RD323.L3513RareBook.

Richardson, Robert G. Larrey: Surgeon to Napoleon’s Imperial Guard. London: Quiller, 2000. 269 p. UH347.L37.R53.

NAVAL ASPECTS

Cordingly, David. The Billy Ruffian: The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon: The Biography of a Ship of the Line, 1782-1836. NY: Bloomsbury, 2003. 355 p. VA458.B4.C67.