This is a fine addition to the outstanding collection of classic
works published, under the frontline imprint, on the Napoleonic
Wars. This fascinating book reproduces the memoirs of a mid rank
officer during the Napoleonic Wars. There is no photo-plate
section but there are some charming pen sketches. A very worthwhile
read of original source material.
NAME: Life in Napoleon's Army, The Graphic Memoirs of Captain Elzear Blaze FILE: R2381 AUTHOR: Commentary by Sir Charles James Napier PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword, frontline BINDING: hard back PAGES: 198 PRICE: £19.99 GENRE: Non Fiction SUBJECT: Napoleonic Wars, army life, training, tactics, organization, Poland, Fall of France, Imperial Guard ISBN: 978-1-84832-822-8 IMAGE: B2381.jpg BUYNOW: http://tinyurl.com/hwnebl5 LINKS: Current Discount Offers http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/sale DESCRIPTION: This is a fine addition to the outstanding collection of classic works published, under the frontline imprint, on the Napoleonic Wars. This fascinating book reproduces the memoirs of a mid rank officer during the Napoleonic Wars. There is no photo-plate section but there are some charming pen sketches. A very worthwhile read of original source material. The writer joined the French Army as a youth in the latter half of the Napoleonic period from the 1807 battles in Poland to the Fall of France in 1814. He came to the French army via the Imperial Guard which was an elite unit that was only open to those of some wealth, in contrast to the Revolutionary period when wealth provided entry into the prisons or the tumbrils. The writer was an officer of wide experience and he has written in a colourful and engaging style. The work provides a vivid depiction of the organization and operation of the French Army during the First Empire and is one of the most compelling original accounts to survive. The author has further enlivened his memoirs with anecdotes from personal experiences. During his wide experiences, the author was a keen observer and has proved an account of the final stage of the First Empire as it headed for the pinacle of its success to ignominious defeat.