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What do we think about the latest book? - Napoleon's Army at Austerlitz?
Does it succeed? In my view only partly, as his anger has been shown in the past, and again Davout gets a paddling... some useful information on uniforms, more on logistics, sickness etc. and poor regimental officers and drill.
Regards davew
What do we think about the latest book? - Napoleon's Army at Austerlitz?
Trained on the Channel coast for over two years, the Grande Armée was considered to be the most powerful, and in many respects the most glamourous, fighting force in Europe. Using archive documents from the time, this book sets out to chart the story of the men who made up the army. Incorporating rare eye-witness reports, that have to date never been used in English or French histories, we assess if the army was indeed the best in the world. Men like Grouchy, Oudinot, Ney, d’Hautpoul and many other famous names put the army through its paces – it is their judgements that confirm or deny the effectiveness of the army.
Regards davew