The Greenhill list of books on the Napoleonic Wars contains many important volumes (including The Anatomy of Glory by Henry Lachouque and Anne S. K. Brown, The History of the Peninsular War by Sir Charles Oman, etc., etc.) but now comes the exceptional: A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars by Brigadier General Vincent J. Esposito and Colonel John R. Elting This superb historical atlas is a seminal work on the Napoleonic Wars and provides a comprehensive overview of the battles and campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte between 1796 and 1815. With 169 maps charting the course of twelve crucial campaigns and detailing the key phases of such major battles as Marengo, Austerlitz and Borodino, this valuable atlas illustrates the breadth of Napoleon's concept of war, his grasp of strategy and his complete mastery of battlefield tactics. The large, colour maps allow the reader to follow the course of any campaign and highlight the importance of terrain, time and distance. They are complemented by a full narrative history which describes the dramatic military events of the period and their impact on warfare and military thinking. Each successive campaign move is detailed, the strengths of each side analysed and their errors and failings are also fully examined. The atlas spans the career of Napoleon and covers each campaign where Napoleon was in command: Napoleon's Italian campaigns 1796–1797 The Egyptian campaign Marengo Austerlitz Jena Friedland The invasion of Spain The Danube campaign of 1809 The invasion of Russia The 1813 campaign The defence of France The Hundred Days An additional Appendix gives biographical details of leading military and political personalities, and a critical Recommended Reading List assesses hundreds of works on this formative period. A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars is often referred to by the authors' names, as 'Esposito and Elting'. Vincent J. Esposito was a respected military historian and was Professor and Head of the Department of Military Art and Engineering at West Point from 1956 to 1963. Colonel John R. Elting is the foremost expert on Napoleon's Grande Armee; his books include the acclaimed Swords Around a Throne and the two-volume Napoleonic Uniforms. First published in 1964, this large format, landscape, 266 x 333mm sized volume is reproduced in facsimile from the original, but revised for the Greenhill edition with a new Preface, biographies of the authors, some corrections to the original text, and a completely revised and updated Recommended Reading List. A Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars will be published to coincide with the next Napoleonic Fair, to be held in February, at which Colonel Elting will be a keynote speaker. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 87 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com