The Napoleonic Wars

By: Alexander Mikaberidze

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire that he had created. Napoleon's ultimate defeat was to determine the history of Europe for almost 100 years. From the frozen wastelands of Russia, through the brutal fighting in the Peninsula to the blood-soaked battlefield of Waterloo, this book tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire.

©2020 Alexander Mikaberidze (P)2020 Recorded Books

The Gold Standard for understanding the Napoleanic Era

The Gold Standard for understanding the Napoleonic Era. Global in outlook he ties together events and traces consequences across the globe. fascinating.

Great overview

This book, although dense, was very enjoyable. The far reaching aspects and global impacts of the era are highlighted much more so than other books concentrating mainly on troop movements and military history alone. This book details struggles in the Americas, South Asia and the Middle East in addition to the famous campaigns and battles. I would like a print version for reference.

Global setup to the World Wars

Dense content brought to life by a very good narrator. This book is great for is global illustration to what I though of as a conquest of Europe. You might need a map to keep up with the story told region by region and empire by empire around the turn of the 19th century (1800). Rich in political intrigue, double agents, and king making. Reality is more interesting than fiction.

Impressive

This book truly captures the global effects of the Napoleonic Wars. Some of these long strands stretched into the 1900s. Excellent read

Well researched and entertaining

Broad in scope but with excellent attention to detail, this was a great intro into a topic I did not know much about. It puts the period from the 1780s-1810s into a broader context both in terms of time and geographically. Its premise is that the Napoleonic wars had a global impact, then goes on to individually address the story from different contexts, including the Americas, Middle East, Asia, and of course Europe. Napoleon is of course the star, but it is not a biography of him but brings in great side stories of great characters of this time. The story is mostly told around the countless wars of this time period. There are excellent descriptions of the great battles and how strategy won and lost these conflicts. The narrator does a good job keeping the story moving and keeps it from getting boring. In all, I was very happy with the time spent

One of the Best Books

I usually avoid comprehensive reviews of historical eras or global eras, since they are typically difficult to digest in a meaningful manner.
That said I found this narrative very easy to follow in that cover western historical content usually kept as isolated events.
I will likely listen to this narrative again.

Reads like a textbook

The story reads like a textbook and is a bit dry for casual listening. Very comprehensive, but not very entertaining.

Excellent, Rich Detailed Account

This book offers a rich, deep analysis of not only the Napoleonic wars, but also the world around covering events which took place all around the globe during the same period. Highly recommend this title for anyone interested in learning about works history during this period.

Comprehensive examination of the Napoleonic Wars

This is a book you need to commit to. The comprehensive examination of existing conditions that contributed to all aspects of European history, and exploration to related colonies, was enlightening. The author seems to pull from an array of sources to help the reader understand the fire, reaching consequences of this. Of time. I was able to learn a significant amount of information for beyond Local battles within Europe that are highlighted in cursory American history courses.

The best and most global perspective on the Napoleonic period.

Not just Europe but from Persia to India to the Pacific to the Atlantic, Africa and Latin America and beyond. This truly global narrative is just excellent in every way.