This latest Napoleonic album celebrates the great battle of Freidland, fought on June 14th, 1807 on Russian soil just south of the modern city of Kaliningrad. After twenty three hours of fighting, the French troops scored a decisive victory over Imperial Russia, and the resulting Treaty of Tilsit ma[...]
Napoleon had failed to tame the Russian Bear and winter made that dream impossible. The Grande Armee was retreating under constant attack from the Cossacks. The Berezina was the last obstacle that had to be crossed. Discover how this terrible episode was a true victory for French military genius.[...]
This masterwork of Napoleonic history is the result of years of research: the scenic plates were based on contemporary etchings and actual visits to battlefield sites. Originally published only in French as L'Epopee Napoleonienne, the book now features 125 full page full colour plates by Jack Girbal[...]
The fascinating story of Napoleon's winter of 1814. It is difficult to describe the symphony which Napoleon played during the winter of 1814, during which he revealed the limits of military genius; but the conscripts did push back the limits of courage, devotion and sacrifice, when faced with the in[...]
In the same style as the previous two books by Hourtoulle, here is a fabulous full color book on this major battle in the Napoleonic Wars.A detailed text is accompanied by contemporary paintings and a vast array of graphics illustrating the uniforms and equipment of the soldiers of the time.By the s[...]