title: Napoleon and Austerlitz: The Glory Years 1805-1807 (Armies of the Napoleonic Wars Research Series)
author:  Scott Bowden 
description: Scott Bowden is a graduate of Texas Christian University and the award-winning author of numerous books on Napoleonic and American Civil War military history. His Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign is acclaimed as one of the most compelling and riveting military history books of our age receiving numerous awards and accolades: Required reading at U. S. Army School for Advanced Military Studies, Command and General Staff College Named to the Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force, Recommended Reading List Winner of five, distinguished literary awards, including the Douglas Southall Freeman American History Award
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  5 April 2002 
  MEMORANDUM FOR Faculty Advisor, Group Room L04, Fort Bliss, TX 
  79918-8002 
  SUBJECT: The Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 
  1. Thesis Statement. Many scholars attribute the victory of the 
  French Army during the Battle of Austerlitz to the genius battle 
  plans of Napoleon, however our research indicates that victory 
  actually stemmed from the reorganization of the French Army 
  during the Revolution. 
  2. Discussion. We will dispute the presumption held by many 
  authors of military history that France's victory at Austerlitz 
  was a result of Napoleon's genius battle plans. 
  3. Conclusion. We believe that victory during the Battle of 
  Austerlitz resulted from the development and innovations made by 
  France's Grande Armee during the revolutionary period, not 
  Napoleon's genius battle plans. 
  4. Counterpoint. Napoleon's strategic and tactical genius was 
  the vehicle for his Grande Armee's greatest victory at 
  Austerlitz. Napoleon was indeed a military genius. 
  5. Haines A