Napoleon's Immortals : The Imperial Guard and its Battles 1804-1815
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1862273766
ISBN-13
9781862273764
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Imprint
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 20th, 2007
Print length
384 Pages
Weight
758 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 15.60 x 3.50 cms
Ksh 4,500.00
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Using revealing new research and photographs of the battlefields today he sheds new light on the controversial charge at Somosierra in 1808, and the Battles of Dresden (1813) and Montmirail (1814). 'Uffindell is that rare combination in military historians - oustanding researcher and sparkling writer.' (Military History Today, USA.)
Elite fighting forces have always exercised an extraordinary hold on the the popular imagination. The Imperial Guard established a unique reputation for loyalty, courage and battlefiled effectiveness. Here, Andrew Uffindell uses previously unpublished primary sources to to reassess impartially this great fighting formation. Three of the guard''s greatest battles are described in detail. Using revealing new research and photographs of the battlefields today he sheds new light on the controversial charge at Somosierra in 1808, and the Battles of Dresden (1813) and Montmirail (1814). At the same time, he describes for the first time just what it was like to join this elite band. ''Uffindell is that rare combination in military historians – oustanding researcher and sparkling writer.'' (Military History Today, USA.)
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