The impact of Napoleon on France and on Europe was immediate and enduring. He dominated his age as his armies dominated the continent; and no European country was untouched, or unchanged, by the events of these turbulent years. Keeping one's bearings geographically, militarily, politically and chronologically in the prevailing turmoil is no easy matter, even for the specialist, and Clive Emsley's concise but authoritative guide to the Napoleonic age will be a boon to students, scholars and general readers alike.

List of maps and genealogical tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, Section I: Chronologies: international affairs and military campaigns, Section II: Chronologies: domestic and national affairs, Section III: Chronologies: cultural and scientific landmarks, Section IV: Rulers and governments, Section V: The departments of Napoleon's empire, Section VI: Economic and military potential of the leading powers, Section VII: Biographies, Section VIII: Battles, Section IX: Alliances, coalitions and leagues, Section X: Codes, decrees and declarations, Section XI: Conferences, congresses and treaties, Section XII: Glossary, Section XIII: Bibliographical notes, Section XIV: Maps and genealogical tables, Index