{"product_id":"napoleons-enfant-terrible-general-dominique-vandamme-hardcover","title":"Napoleon's Enfant Terrible: General Dominique Vandamme - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn G. Gallaher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dedicated career soldier and excellent division and corps commander, Dominique Vandamme was a thorn in the side of practically every officer he served. Outspoken to a fault, he even criticized Napoleon, whom he never forgave for not appointing him marshal. His military prowess so impressed the emperor, however, that he returned Vandamme to command time and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first book-length study of Vandamme in English, John G. Gallaher traces the career of one of Napoleon's most successful midrank officers. He describes Vandamme's rise from a provincial youth with neither fortune nor influence to an officer of the highest rank in the French army. Gallaher thus offers a rare look at a Napoleonic general who served for twenty-five years during the wars of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was a time when a general could lose his head if he lost a battle. Despite Vandamme's contentious nature, Gallaher shows, Napoleon needed his skills as a commander, and Vandamme needed Napoleon to further his career. Gallaher draws on a wealth of archival sources in France-notably the Vandamme Papers in Lille-to draw a full portrait of the general. He also reveals new information on such military events as the Silesian campaign of 1807 and the disaster at Kulm in 1813.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGallaher presents Vandamme in the context of the Napoleonic command system, revealing how he related to both subordinates and superiors. \u003cem\u003eNapoleon's\u003c\/em\u003e Enfant Terrible depicts an officer who was his own worst enemy but who was instrumental in winning an empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.28 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131099680903,"sku":"9780806138756","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d3ce56e6b7a961c580c443a611b74fd9.webp?v=1732616328","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/napoleons-enfant-terrible-general-dominique-vandamme-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}