The meticulous research into every aspect of every one of Napoleon's German contingents makes this work a model of scholarship as well as a classic of military history, which is found on the bookshelf of every serious student of the Napoleonic Wars.
Andrew Roberts

[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I hadn't heard of the Battle of Znaim before seeing this book, but the synopsis intrigued me. I wasn't disappointed. The book is superbly written in a clear and easy to read way and is very informative. The portraits of some of the historical figures are a wonderful addition. I'm very grateful to authors such as John H. Gill for bringing these "little" pieces of history to the front, for making people aware that history isn't just what you are taught in school - there is so much more that gets lost in the grand scheme of things. Brilliant!
NetGalley, Dawn Lewis

No-one knows more about the Waterloo Campaign than John Hussey, and this extraordinary book is the culmination of his life’s work in Napoleonic War studies. He is able to deal with the big geo-strategic overview of the Hundred Days but also the arcane and intricate issues such as the d’Erlon Fiasco with equally masterly comprehensiveness. It will be decades before this book is superseded as the best account of those extraordinary events of 1815.’
Andrew Roberts

Letters from the Battle of Waterloo, by Gareth Glover is a superb read and I must agree with his assessment of this being a golden age of Waterloo studies academically speaking. This text is a fantastic journey back into the Napoleonic period and one of the most dramatic battles it produced. Pen and Sword continues to push the envelope of new publications which seemingly has brought back the period into historical conversation once again. It is quite stunning… This material is packed with the flavor of the times and covers the most key units of the action. The augmentation of the text with such great illustrations is key to developing a deeper understanding of the terrain in and around the battlefield. I especially enjoyed the mention of the 5th Division; Kempt’s Brigade and their engagements. These primary accounts serve to bring to life from the forgotten shelves of history the excitement and drama of the battlefield and the wily French deployments, movements and counter movements... Read more
Richard Wade, Military Historian

The reader soon knows that the author was no modest household servant. For example, Marchand was chosen to record Napoleon’s Summary of Julius Caesar’s Wars, published in 1836. The emperor openly described Marchand as a friend and entrusted him with some of his most precious valuables. On his deathbed, Napoleon made Marchand a count, a title later confirmed by Napoleon III. This memoir is by a literate and knowledgeable man who fully realized he was writing about an era and a leader of great import. Read the complete review online [link=http://www.historynet.com/book-review-in-napoleons-shadow-being-the-first-english-language-edition-of-the-complete-memoirs-of-louis-joseph-marchand-valet-and-friend-of-the-emperor-1811-1821-edited-by-proctor-jones-mh.htm]here.[/link]
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