Napoleon’s first military maxim, Andrew Roberts explains (in Napoleon: A Life), was ‘The frontiers of states are either large rivers, or chains of mountains, or deserts. Of all these obstacles to the march of an army, the most difficult to overcome i
Napoleons first military maxim, Andrew Roberts explains (in Napoleon: A Life), was The frontiers of states are either large rivers, or chains of mountains, or deserts. Of all these obstacles to the m… [+16237 chars]
