ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSEXPLANATORY KEY TO MAPSLIST OF MAPSPREFACEAUTHOR'S NOTEGENERAL INTRODUCTIONPART ONE. APPRENTICESHIP TO ARMSNapoleon's military education and formative experiences prior to 1796INTRODUCTION: FIRST EMERGENCE1. PREPARATION2. TOULON3. BRIGADIER GENERAL OF ARTILLERY4. THE "SWORD" OF PAUL BARRASPART TWO. IN SEARCH OF A REPUTATIONThe Campaign in North Italy, April 1796 to April 17975. COMMANDER IN CHIEF6. THE DEFEAT OF PIEDMONT7. THE BRIDGE OF LODI8. THE ACHIEVEMENT IN PERIL -- MANTUA9. CALDIERO AND ARCOLA10. RIVOLI11. ADVANCE TO LEOBEN12. THE MEASURE OF SUCCESSPART THREE. NAPOLEON'S ART OF WARA study of Napoleon's philosophy of war, an analysis of his strategic and battle methods -- and the sources of his ideasINTRODUCTION: THE MASTER'S WORDS13. DOCTRINAL INHERITANCE14. THE INGREDIENTS OF NAPOLEONIC WAR15. STRATEGIC CONCEPTS16. GRAND TACTICS ON THE BATTLEFIELD17. THE EMBRYONIC SYSTEM: CASTIGLIONEPART FOUR. ORIENTAL INTERLUDE: THE SIX ACRES OF LANDThe Campaign in Egypt and Syria, May 19, 1798 to October 9, 1799INTRODUCTION: THE SANDS OF MARABOUT18. ORIENTAL OPPORTUNITIES19. MEDITERRANEAN CHASE20. THE PYRAMIDS LOOK DOWN21. EXPEDITION TO SYRIA22. THE BALANCE SHEET OF FAILUREPART FIVE. TOWARD THE SUMMIT: THE CONSPIRATOR AND PEACEMAKERThe coup d'état of Brumaire and the Italian Campaign of 180023. THE RIPENED FRUIT24. FIRST CONSUL25. PLANS OF CAMPAIGN26. THE PASSAGE OF THE ALPS27. MARENGO28. PEACE RESTOREDPART SIX. THE WORKS OF PEACE AND THE ROAD TO WARNapoleon's reconstruction of France and the renewed struggle with England to the formation of the Third Coalition. The creation of La Grande Armée29. RULER AND LAWGIVER30. THE CAMP OF BOULOGNE31. PROSPECTS OF WIDER WAR32. LA GRANDE ARMÉE33. IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERSPART SEVEN. FROM THE RHINE TO THE DANUBENapoleon's destruction of the Third CoalitionINTRODUCTION: THE EVE OF AUSTERLITZ34. PLANS AND PREPARATIONS35. STRATEGIC TRIUMPH -- ULM36. THE WARRIORS OF HOLY RUSSIA37. THE BATTLE OF THE THREE EMPERORS -- AUSTERLITZ38. THE INGREDIENTS OF SUCCESSPART EIGHT. ROSSBACH AVENGEDThe Campaign of 1806 against Prussia39. HOHENZOLLERN HYPOCRITE40. PLANS FOR WAR41. "LE BATAILLON CARRÉ"42. JENA -- AUERSTADT43. THE TRIUMPH ANALYZEDPART NINE. WINTER WARNapoleon's Campaigns in East Prussia and Poland, October 1806 to February 180744. THE ADVANCE TO WARSAW45. MEN AND MAT201;RIEL46. THE MANEUVER ON THE NAREW47. INTERLUDE IN WARSAW48. THE TRAP THAT FAILED -- IONKOVO49. THE BATTLE OF EYLAU50. CONCLUSIONS: THE FIRST CHECKVOLUME IIPART TEN. SPRING RECOVERYThe renewed Campaign against Russia, culminating in the Battle of Friedland and the Treaty of Tilsit51. RECONSTRUCTION52. THE BATTLE OF HEILSBERG53. THE BATTLE OF FRIEDLAND54. THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORSPART ELEVEN. PENINSULAR INTRIGUESThe Campaigns in Portugal and Spain, 1807-180955. THE ROAD TO LISBON56. AN ENGINEERED CRISIS57. BAILEN AND VIMIERO58. HARD BARGAINING AT ERFURT59. IMPERIAL INTERVENTION60. THE PURSUIT OF MOORE61. INCOMPLETE ACHIEVEMENTPART TWELVE. HAPSBURGS RESURGENT: THE LAST SUCCESSThe Danube Campaign of 1809, culminating in the Battle of Wagram and the Peace of Schönbrunn62. THE NEW CHALLENGE63. CRISIS ON THE DANUBE64. ASPERN-ESSLING65. THE SECOND ATTEMPT: WAGRAM66. THE ILLUSION OF SUCCESSPART THIRTEEN. THE ROAD TO MOSCOWThe first part of Napoleon's Russian Campaign, June 22 to September 15, 181267. THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ENTENTE68. WAR PLANS AND PREPARATIONS69. THE INVASION OF RUSSIA70. BORODINOPART FOURTEEN. RETREATThe second part of Napoleon's Russian Campaign, September 16, 1812 to January 181371. PRECARIOUS POSITION72. COLLAPSE OF AN ARMY73. THE BEREZINA74. BACK TO THE ELBE75. FAILURE OF A GIANTPART FIFTEEN. TWILIGHT: THE STRUGGLE OF THE NATIONSNapoleon's attempts to hold Germany and destroy the Allies, culminating in the heavy defeat sustained at the Battle of Leipzig76. NEW ARMIES77. LÜTZEN AND BAUTZEN78. THE ARMISTICE79. DRESDEN80. THE BATTLE OF THE NATIONS81. BACK TO THE NATURAL FRONTIERSPART SIXTEEN. "LA PATRIE EN DANGER"The Campaign of 1814, culminating in Napoleon's abdication82. PLAYING FOR TIME83. A PARLOUS OPENING84. RAPID RECOVERY85. THE ECLIPSE OF SCHWARZENBERG86. CHECK IN THE NORTH -- LAON87. THE LAST GAMBLE: ARCIS AND ABDICATIONPART SEVENTEEN. THE CAMPAIGN OF THE HUNDRED DAYSNapoleon's return from exile and the events leading to his final abdicationINTRODUCTION: MEETING AT LE CAILLOU88. RETURN OF THE EMPEROR89. A POUNDING FOR BLÜCHER90. THE ERRORS OF MARSHAL NEY91. THE FINAL MOVES92. WATERLOO93. POSTSCRIPTAPPENDICESA. ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ARMY OF ITALY, APRIL 12, 1796B. EXAMPLES OF NAPOLEON'S CHIEF Manoeuvres sur les DerrièresC. THE STRENGTH AND POSITIONS OF L'Armée de Réserve, JUNE 14, 1800D. THE FORMATIONS OF La Grande Armée, AUGUST 29, 1805E. THE ORGANIZATION OF L'Armée d'Espagne IN NOVEMBER 1808F. THE FORMATIONS OF THE RE-FORMED Grande Armée ON MARCH 30, 1809G. ORGANIZATION OF La Grande Armée FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1812H. ORGANIZATION OF L'Armé du Nord FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1815I. SUMMARY OF SELECTED BATTLESJ. THE IMPERIAL NOBILITYREFERENCESBIBLIOGRAPHYGLOSSARY OF MILITARY TERMSINDEXES