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Title: Napoleon's Commanders (2): C1809-15 by Philip Haythrnthwaite, Patrice Courcelle ISBN: 1-84176-345-4 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent Osprey book
Comment: Good text and potted history of the commanders by Haythorntwaite. What truly lifts this book above good are the lively colour drawings by Courcelle.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Review
Comment: Very brief review of the commanders concerned; of course, you can't expect an in-depth bio for each of the commanders in the space allowed; the illustrations are very clear and well worth the price.
Rating: 5
Summary: L'Homme
Comment: This, the second volume on the fascinating subject of the general officers who fought for Napoleon and led the Grande Armee is as good as the first, if not better.
More than twenty generals and marshal, including Druout, St. Cyr, Rapp, Soult, St. Hilaire, and Prince Eugene are covered here is biographical sketches that, at times, give more information on the subject officer than is common in other, greater works. In addition to the general officers, Larrey, the famous surgeon to the Imperial Guard, is included, as are two fo Napoleon's brothers, Joseph and Jerome (who was a general officer and commanded an infantry division in the Waterloo campaign).
Lavishly illustrated, the highlight of the booklet are the superb paintings by military artist Patrice Courcelle, who, in my opinion, is one of the best painting today. His excellent work is on a par with the best military artists who paint in this period. They are accurate, authoritative, and lively. If you just get the booklet for the paintings, you cannot go wrong.
However, the text is excellent. The author has thoroughly documented his work with over 40 entries in the bibliography, many of them primary sources. His text is clear and concise, and this work can be used for reference by historians, wargamers, reenactors, and enthusiasts.
This volume is highly recommended, and, in my opinion, far above the norm regarding Ospreys. I, for one, am very pleased with the recent production by Osprey in the Napoleonic period. Authors and authorities such as Philip Haythornewaite and Rene Chartrand have given Osprey a good boost and the level of scholarship is excellent. I am looking forward to their future volumes, especially the one on the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, as well as anything by Rene Chartrand.
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Title: Napoleon's Commanders (1) C1792-1809 by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN: 1841760552 Publisher: Osprey Military Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Napoleons Red Lancers by Ronald Pawly, Patrice Courcelle ISBN: 1841765082 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Napoleon's Guards of Honour: 1813-14 by Ronald Pawly, Patrice Courcelle ISBN: 1841764884 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Napoleon's Cuirassiers & Carabiniers (Men-At-Arms Series, No 64) by Emir Bukhari, Angus McBride ISBN: 0850450969 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 June, 1980 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Napoleon's Hussars by Emir Bukhari ISBN: 0850452465 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) Pub. Date: 01 June, 1980 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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