John H Gill
Books by John H Gill
“This is a tremendously detailed military history of the Danube campaign of 1809. This was a very important campaign because it knocked the Austrians out of the Napoleonic Wars for the third time . . . It is an important corrective to the idea that Napoleon’s forces were all French.” Read more...
Andrew Roberts, Historian
Interviews where books by John H Gill were recommended
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The Campaigns of Napoleon
by David G Chandler -
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Talleyrand
by Duff Cooper -
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With Eagles to Glory: Napoleon and His German Allies in the 1809 Campaign
by John H Gill -
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Private Memoirs Of The Court Of Napoleon
by Louis François Joseph Bausset-Roquefort -
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With Napoleon in Russia: Memoirs of General de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicenza
by Armand de Caulaincourt
The best books on Napoleon, recommended by Andrew Roberts
The best books on Napoleon, recommended by Andrew Roberts
How did Napoleon Bonaparte, an upstart Corsican, go on to conquer half of Europe in the 16 years of his rule? Was he a military genius? And was he really that short? Historian Andrew Roberts, author of a bestselling biography of Napoleon, introduces us to the books that shaped how he sees l’Empereur—including little-known sources from those who knew Napoleon personally. Read more history book recommendations on Five Books
