Gunther E. Rothenberg (1923–2004)
Author of The Napoleonic Wars
About the Author
Gunther Rothenberg was Professor of History at Purdue University in the USA.
Image credit: The Gunther E. Rothenberg Seminar in Military History
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Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age (1986) — Contributor — 773 copies, 4 reviews
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- Legal name
- Rothenberg, Gunther Erich
- Other names
- ROTHENBERG, Gunther Erich
ROTHENBERG, Gunther E. - Birthdate
- 1923-07-11
- Date of death
- 2004-04-26
- Gender
- male
- Short biography
- Gunther Rothenberg was the world's leading authority on the Napoleonic Wars.
He served with the British, Israeli and US Military and was Professor of History at Purdue University in the USA.
He was the leading English-speaking historian of warfare in the German-speaking lands. His many distinguished works include The Army of Francis Joseph and The Hapsburg Military Frontier. - Nationality
- Germany (birth)
USA - Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
- Place of death
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Map Location
- USA
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This is a statistical survey of the major actions, and a detailed look at the Napoleonic Armies in Europe. As usual, the war of 1812 isn't mentioned, but then it was only a colonial skirmish. A good book to accompany Chandler's "Napoleon".
The author died before he could finish this book. This might be the reason why the ugly cover sports an illustration of Napoleon at the winter battle of Eylau while the book covers the summer battle of Wagram. The book is a readable general account of the 1809 campaign in Austria that has now been superceded by Jack Gill's three volume study of the campaign.
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