Napoleon under Austerlitz. The war of 1805. Reprint edition. Leer G.A.

The book of the Russian military theorist and historian G. A. Leier (1829-1904) proposed to the reader is an exciting and living presentation of the course of the Austerlitsky battle-the decisive battle of the Napoleonic army against the armies of the Third Anti-Napoleon Coalition on November 20 (December 2) 1805 during The Russian-Avtr-French war, which became one of the largest battles of the Napoleonic era and went down in history as the "Battle of the Three Emperors." Three periods of battle are described in detail, and critical analysis of both the entire military operation and the battle itself from the point of view of the laws of strategy - the philosophy of military affairs are also presented. The author concludes that the success, won by Napoleon near Austerlitz, was not only brilliant in terms of results, but also quite deserved.

The book will be useful to historians, specialists in military affairs, students, graduate students and teachers of historical universities, as well as everyone who is interested in military history.