Owen Connelly is McKissick Dial Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He is the author of On War and Leadership, Napoleon's Satellite Kingdoms, and The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era. He is a member of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton University and past president of the Society for French Historical Studies. He served as an infantry officer in the Korean War and as an instructor at the U.S. Army Florida Ranger Camp.

Connelly's summaries of the action are clear and concise; his description of the social and political context in which Napoleon fought is exquisite; his portrayal of the personalities of Napoleon's marshals is lively and insightful; and his portrait of Napoleon's ambition and drive to win is superb.

• Chapter 1: Young Bonaparte: Character, Education, and Early Triumphs Chapter 2: The Scrambler Emerges: The First Italian Campaign, 1796–1797 Chapter 3: Flirting with Oblivion: Egypt, 1798–1799 Chapter 4: Over the Alps: The Second Italian Campaign, 1800 Chapter 5: The Scrambler on the Danube: The Ulm-Austerlitz Campaign, 1805 Chapter 6: Overkill in the East: The Jena-Auerstadt-Friedland Campaign, 1806–1807 Chapter 7: The "Affair of Spain": The Peninsular War, 1808–1813 Chapter 8: The Wagram Campaign: The Austrian War, 1809 Chapter 9: The Fattening: Compromises with the Old Order European Empire, 1809–1812 Chapter 10: Heat, Ice, Snow, and Disaster: The Russian Campaign, 1812 Chapter 11: The Kill: From Lutzen to Elba, 1813–1814 Chapter 12: The Glorious Irrelevance: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815

Owen Connelly is McKissick Dial Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He is the author of On War and Leadership, Napoleon's Satellite Kingdoms, and The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era. He is a member of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton University and past president of the Society for French Historical Studies. He served as an infantry officer in the Korean War and as an instructor at the U.S. Army Florida Ranger Camp.

Connelly's summaries of the action are clear and concise; his description of the social and political context in which Napoleon fought is exquisite; his portrayal of the personalities of Napoleon's marshals is lively and insightful; and his portrait of Napoleon's ambition and drive to win is superb.

• Chapter 1: Young Bonaparte: Character, Education, and Early Triumphs Chapter 2: The Scrambler Emerges: The First Italian Campaign, 1796–1797 Chapter 3: Flirting with Oblivion: Egypt, 1798–1799 Chapter 4: Over the Alps: The Second Italian Campaign, 1800 Chapter 5: The Scrambler on the Danube: The Ulm-Austerlitz Campaign, 1805 Chapter 6: Overkill in the East: The Jena-Auerstadt-Friedland Campaign, 1806–1807 Chapter 7: The "Affair of Spain": The Peninsular War, 1808–1813 Chapter 8: The Wagram Campaign: The Austrian War, 1809 Chapter 9: The Fattening: Compromises with the Old Order European Empire, 1809–1812 Chapter 10: Heat, Ice, Snow, and Disaster: The Russian Campaign, 1812 Chapter 11: The Kill: From Lutzen to Elba, 1813–1814 Chapter 12: The Glorious Irrelevance: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815

Owen Connelly is McKissick Dial Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He is the author of On War and Leadership, Napoleon's Satellite Kingdoms, and The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era. He is a member of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton University and past president of the Society for French Historical Studies. He served as an infantry officer in the Korean War and as an instructor at the U.S. Army Florida Ranger Camp.

Connelly's summaries of the action are clear and concise; his description of the social and political context in which Napoleon fought is exquisite; his portrayal of the personalities of Napoleon's marshals is lively and insightful; and his portrait of Napoleon's ambition and drive to win is superb.

• Chapter 1: Young Bonaparte: Character, Education, and Early Triumphs Chapter 2: The Scrambler Emerges: The First Italian Campaign, 1796–1797 Chapter 3: Flirting with Oblivion: Egypt, 1798–1799 Chapter 4: Over the Alps: The Second Italian Campaign, 1800 Chapter 5: The Scrambler on the Danube: The Ulm-Austerlitz Campaign, 1805 Chapter 6: Overkill in the East: The Jena-Auerstadt-Friedland Campaign, 1806–1807 Chapter 7: The "Affair of Spain": The Peninsular War, 1808–1813 Chapter 8: The Wagram Campaign: The Austrian War, 1809 Chapter 9: The Fattening: Compromises with the Old Order European Empire, 1809–1812 Chapter 10: Heat, Ice, Snow, and Disaster: The Russian Campaign, 1812 Chapter 11: The Kill: From Lutzen to Elba, 1813–1814 Chapter 12: The Glorious Irrelevance: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815