Book Description:

Austerlitz, Wagram, Borodino, Trafalgar, Leipzig, Waterloo are the places which are the most associated to the Napoleonic Wars. But how did this period of perpetual wars affect the world in general, and Europe to be specific? The vastness of the battles fought by France against England, Prussia, Austria and Russia, as well as its aftermaths, overshadow the significant consequences of the Napoleonic Wars had on the entire world. In this comprehensive work, Alexander Mikaberidze states that having an international context is the only way to propely understand the Napoleonic Wars. France fought for supremacy not just in Europe but also in America, West and South Africa, Iran, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and the Ottoman Empire.
Mikaberidze also covers political-military events and places geopolitical decision-making in its long and short-term settings. The effects of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars would from world affairs well going into the next century. Being expertly narrated and profoundly researched, the author then will broaden readers perspectives and knowledge about our views on Napoleonic Wars and their role in laying the foundations of the contemporary world.