"The diverse array of subjects covered include the British campaign in Egypt in 1801; the battle of Maida; Napoleon's decisive victories at Marengo and Austerlitz; the Peninsular War; the Russian Army at war in 1807 and 1812; and the retreat from Moscow. The collection spans the entire career of Dr. Chandler and demonstrates the depth of his research." -- From the publisher.

Preface :What is military history? -- The origins of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars -- The reconquest of Egypt : the British view -- The Egyptian Campaign of 1801 -- Adjusting the record : Napoleon and Marengo -- The Napoleonic marshalate -- Napoleon's masterpiece : Austerlitz, 2 December 1805 -- Column versus line : the case of Maida, 1806 -- The Battle of Sahagun, 1808 -- Wellington in the Peninsula : a reassessment -- Wellington and the guerrillas -- The Russian Army at war, 1807-1812 -- Borodino : 1812 -- Retreat from Moscow -- An undergroom at war : Edward Healey, 1815 -- How wars are decided : Napoleon -- the fall of a giant? -- Napoleon : classical military theory and the Jominian legacy -- Epilogue : Napoleon the man.