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#26 December 1995/January 1996


The Battle of Rivoli - part 2
The conclusion of John Walsh's history of the 1797 Italian Campaign.

The Talavera Campaign of 1809
John Salmon reviews the campaign, visits the site, and studies the battle.

Reader's Reviews
Book reviews of:

The Life and Times of the 8th Reserve Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army
Robert Gibson studies the activities of the Reserve Infantry

Napoleonic Newsdesk

The Fighting Marshals: Louis-Nicholas Davout
The Prince of Ekmuhl gets the Barstow treatment.

The Wargaming Brigade
Figure reviews and apologies from the boy.

Reservoir Hussars (Part 2)
The crazy re-enactment adventures continue.

Dispatches
Letters to the Editor cover Napoleonic novels, more on the controversey over Waterloo: New Perspectives, information on medical services during the Napoleonic wars, some Waterloo queries, and more.

Waterloo: New Perspectives and The Siborne Manuscripts
Yes, this is definately the last time, but this is an excellent piece by Derek Mill, long time 'First Empirite', that actually validates Siborne and even praises Waterloo: New Perspectives.

From Our Paris Correspondent
De Breue's reports continue with news from the front.

The Last Thing...
I promise the very last word on the Waterloo: New Perspectives subject.


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