In the eight chapters of this volume, the War of the Second Coalition is described and analyzed step by step: the first bloody hostilities in Germany, the unfortunate outcome for the French in the first phase of the war in Italy, and the difficult struggle in the snowy and rugged Alps of Switzerland, where the military genius of Suvarov stands out, the Anglo-Russian fiasco in the Netherlands, the final phase of the war in Germany, the triumphant turnaround in Italy, and the glorious "myth" of Marengo, as well as the final acts of this dramatic war in Amstetten and Hochentinden, where a dangerous rival emerges for the ambitions of the unstoppable Napoleon; General Jean Moreau.

France emerges as the victor in this titanic clash. However, the scores remain unsettled between the two opponents. Everyone knows that a new war is on the horizon.