Featured battle : Castelfranco Veneto

Part of French War of the Third Coalition

Date : 24 November 1805

The Austrians, commanded by Prince Rohan, had marched all the way from Bavaria having avoided Augereau's VII Corps and Ney's VI Corps they came up against the Army of Italy. Reynier's Division came up in the rear of the Austrians and they were forced to surrender.

Salamanca 1812. Wellington's Year of Victories.

Peter Edwards
A high level of research is presented in a most readable way. The book has a pervading quality in its insights which can only come from an experienced 'military mind'. Throughout the author uses appropriate and varied selection of original text providing both colour and veracity. The maps are few and lacking in detail, in Further Reading the author recommends Ian Robertson's Atlas of the Peninsular War which I would have found most useful in this case. That said however this book is difficult to put down once started and thoroughly recommended.
The Praetorian Press, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2013