Why was Napoleon so effective? (Patreon)

Why was Napoleon so Successful?

Napoleon is considered by many one of the best – if not the best – military commanders of all time. Even Clausewitz, who wasn’t particularly fond of Napoleon, called him “the God of War”? What were the reasons for Napoleon’s success? Or was he just the most famous French general? Let’s look at his background, skill, traits, education, grand tactics, strategy, focus, the power of France and the French Revolution to see what allowed Napoleon to reach such a reputation that survived Waterloo. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » RallyPoint - https://www.rallypoint.com/organizations/military-history-visualized » tumblr - http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ Military History Visualized provides a series of short narrative and visual presentations like documentaries based on academic literature or sometimes primary sources. Videos are intended as introduction to military history, but also contain a lot of details for history buffs. Since the aim is to keep the episodes short and comprehensive some details are often cut. » SOURCES « Rothenberg Gunther E.: The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2rnWfLO amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2EXDbWC Nosworthy, Brent: Battle Tactics of Napoleon and his Enemies amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2DtvBG1 amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2EYolzh Browing, Peter: The Changing Nature of Warfare. The Development of Land Warfare from 1792 to 1945 amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2FW7puj amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2mT9M8G Bruce, Robert B.;‎ Dickie, Iain; Kiley, Kevin;‎ Pavkovic, Michael F.;‎ Schneid, Frederick C.: Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age 1792 - 1815: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2mUNTGb amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2DnFjGR Ortenburg, Georg: Waffen der Revolutionskriege 1792-1848 amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2mQmkOb Fiedler, Siegfried: Taktik und Strategie der Revolutionskriege. 1792-1848 amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2DQuigL Mikaberidze, Alexander: The Battle of Borodino. Napoleon against Kutuzov. Napoleonic Wars. Campaign Chronicles amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2G21x6L amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2GiSCgq McNeill, William H.: The Pursuit of Power. Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000 amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2I0sZya amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2DRpjfK Kieswetter, James K.: Napoleon I [1769-1812], in: Brassey’s Encyclopedia on Military History and Biography, p. 685-690 amazon.com (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2DQHnXn amazon.de (affiliate): https://amzn.to/2GiS9uG Felberbauer, Franz: Waffentechnik I – Band 1: Rohrwaffen, Lenkwaffen und Flugkörper, Ballistik, Zielen und Richten (Truppendienst) https://www.truppendienst.com/td-buecher/detail/waffentechnik-i-band-1/ Deutsche Militärgeschichte – 1648-1939: IX: Grundzüge der militärischen Landkriegsführung 1648-1939 Amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2ImBdl2 Lavery, Brian: We shall fight on the Beaches. Defying Napoleon & Hitler, 1805 and 1940 amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2G5RokN amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2o0Ew8p Rogers, H.C.B.: Napoleon und seine Armee / Napoleon’s Army amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2FX2o4E amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2rlQPkh Hughes, B. P.: Firepower – Weapon Effectiveness on the Battlefield, 1630-1850 amazon.com (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2mSqu87 amazon.de (affiliate): http://amzn.to/2rqT45W » DISCLAIMER « Amazon Associates Program: “Bernhard Kast is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.” Bernhard Kast ist Teilnehmer des Partnerprogramms von Amazon Europe S.à.r.l. und Partner des Werbeprogramms, das zur Bereitstellung eines Mediums für Websites konzipiert wurde, mittels dessen durch die Platzierung von Werbeanzeigen und Links zu amazon.de Werbekostenerstattung verdient werden können. » TOOL CHAIN « PowerPoint 2016, Word, Excel, Tile Mill, QGIS, Processing 3, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate. » DATA CHAIN « Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone