6 x 9 inches, 320 pages, 41 illustratons, 31 maps and diagrams, 26 tables.
This brilliant new book reveals how the French revolutionary armies were able to achieve ultimate success over the armies of Austria, Prussia, Britain and Spain. Paddy Griffith vividly captures the verve and excitement of these campaigns crucial to the history of Europe and clearly demonstrates that French armies were the most powerful in the world, even before Napoleon's legendary military machine.
Covering the diverse and rich period between the Fall of the Bastille and the Peace of Amiens, this authoritative work throws new light on the character of the French armies, the merits of their generals and the performance of both during the large scale and hard fought battles of the period.
With chapters on army organization, operations in the various theatres of war, the navy, the Representatives on Mission, the Government's relationship with the armies, the armies in battle and the important personalities of the period - such as Dumouriez, Jourdan, Hoche and Carnot - this book is a superb and wide ranging insight into a key turning point in the history of warfare.
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