Owen Connelly bol americký historik, ktorý sa špecializoval na vojenskú históriu, najmä na napoleonské vojny. Po získaní doktorátu na University of North Carolina vyučoval na University of South Carolina. Jeho dielo sa zameriavalo na podrobnú analýzu vojenských kampaní a strategického myslenia, čím prispel k hlbšiemu pochopeniu tohto kľúčového obdobia histórie.
Presenting a concise history of the Napoleonic Wars, this title argues that Napoleon was the master of the broken play, so confident of his ability to improvise, cover his own mistakes, and capitalize on those of the enemy that he plunged his armies into uncertain, seemingly desperate situations, only to emerge victorious as he blundered to glory.