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MattSR30 t1_j9lwl34 wrote

They aren't related topics but does anyone have any resources regarding the:

  • Canadian invasion of Italy in WW2?

  • The Napoleonic Wars?

Not really bothered what the level of detail is about the Canadian stuff, but I'd rather the Napoleonic stuff be easy enough to digest. I know the bullet points but I don't want to jump into an extremely complex read.

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No-Strength-6805 t1_j9n914n wrote

On Napolean might start author Adam Zamoyski who wrote a biography and 1812:Napoleans fatal march,or Dominic Lieven's Russia against Napolean,and David Gates 1803-1815 the Napoleanic Wars or Gates The Spainish Ulcer.

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No-Strength-6805 t1_j9n9xy9 wrote

On Canada check out author Mark Zuehlke ,he has 3 books on the subject.

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danielbird193 t1_ja0ha5t wrote

Andrew Roberts' excellent biography Napoleon the Great covers all the major campaigns at a "birdseye" level of detail. It's incredibly readable and of course as a biography it sets them into the context of Napoleon's life as a whole. It's not specifically focused on the military aspects, but each battle gets a fairly thorough write up, including lots of detail about troop numbers, equipment tactics, and so on. The withdrawal from Russia is done very well indeed. I think he could have gone into more detail about Waterloo, but overall I loved it and it's one of my most recommended history books.

(I suppose you might argue that the earlier campaigns are part of the French Revolutionary Wars rather than the Napoleonic Wars, but if you're interested in the period then I still think this is a great introduction).

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