Napoleonic Books

Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Bloody Bill » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:00 pm

Hey guys I have a list of books that I have read. I wanted to see if anyone can recommend any new ones for me to pick up.
Waterloo The Hundred Day > David Chandler
Dictionary of The Napoleonic Wars> David Chandler
La Grande Armee > Georges Blond
The Napoleonic Wars 1805-1807 Rise of the Empire> Todd Fisher
The Napoleonic Wars 1808-1812 The Empire fights back> Todd Fisher
Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age >Thomas Dunne Books
The Napoleonic Wars > Gunther Rothenberg
The Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte > Robert Asprey
Waterloo Day of Battler > David Howard
War and Peace > Leo Tolstoy
Principles of War > Carl Von Clausewitz
At Napoleons side in Russia > Memoirs of Armand De Caulaincourt

I also have two excellent fictions
Rifleman Dodd > C.S. Forester
The Gun > C.S. Forester

I am always looking for more about the horse and musket era so if anyone could please add to my list I would appreciate it very much.
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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Bloody Bill » Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:03 pm

Hey thanks for all the feedback and book recommendations.
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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Von Clausewitz » Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:35 pm

Sorry but i have not read any meaningul books not in that list.

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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Sloop » Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:05 am

At Napoleons side in Russia > Memoirs of Armand De Caulaincourt

I have read references and bits of this title and it sounds quite facinating.
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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Avon Ulysses » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:09 am

This is a good one:
'Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon'
Rory Muir
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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Clinch » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:55 am

Found a couple free ebooks for my Droid on the Civil War. Started reading one that was written 100 years ago and its real good. Its called "History of the Civil War" by James Ford Rhodes. Still looking for a good Napoleonic book worth spending money on.
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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Legless Lannes » Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:10 pm

A few here for you chaps. viewtopic.php?f=41&t=226

Highly recommend the two books by Adam Zamoyski & The Anatomy of Glory - Napoleon and his Guard by Henry Lachouque

If you enjoyed Caulaincourt's memoirs you'll enjoy The Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne & Military Life Under Napoleon: The Memoirs of Captain Elzear Blaze

Battle Tactics of Napoleon and His Enemies by Brent Nosworthy seems a very detailed and hefty book but I've yet to fully dive in. Would make a good companion alongside the Rory Muir book.

Didn't see Swords Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armee by John R Elting on your list. This is a must read imo.
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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Burning Apollo » Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:59 pm

There's a book I read awhile ago called "the end of the old order" or something like that. I can't remember the author but I'm sure you can find it through Google. Anyway, I thought it was pretty good.
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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby [N]Tarheel » Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:13 pm

Since I have not been able to play lately, I've been reading a lot about Napoleonic Strategies. I have read "The Swords around a Throne" based on the recommendations here, great book btw. I know this thread is for Napoleonic books, but I found a good book regarding the Civil War, "Lee's Lieutenants: A study in command" by Douglas Freeman. Since the tactics employed were similar I thought I'd pass it along. Many of you Civil War buffs might have already read it, but it is definitely worth mentioning.

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Re: Napoleonic Books

Postby Lepic » Mon Jun 29, 2015 1:25 pm

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