Forthcoming Books from Pen & Sword
Napoleonic Newsdesk
by Paul Chamberlain
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April sees the publication of The Battle of Maida 1806 by Richard Hopton (hardback £ 19.95). This book examines the defeat of the French forces by General Sir John Stuart at Maida, Southern Italy in 1806. Following Ulm and Austerlitz, Napoleon's reputation for military genius was fast becoming a morale problem for his opponents, in the same way that Rommel's prowess did some 240 years later. No small part of the significance of the Allied victory at Maida in 1806 was the proof it offered that the French under Napoleon were not invincible. In August, they publish The Battle of Copenhagen 1801 by Professor Ole Feldbaek, who is the leading Danish authority on the period (hardback £ 19.95). As well as describing the brilliance of the British tactics including Nelson famously turning a blind eye to his superior's order to halt operations), the work reveals the desperate action and great bravery displayed by the Danish defenders who suffered appallingly in the fighting. This book has been highly successful in its Danish edition. The same month sees The Peninsula Years: Britain's Redcoats in Spain and Portugal by Donald S. Richards (hardback £ 19.95). Drawing on the experiences and observations of fifty-six officers and men who fought during the years 1808 to 1814, this work is a thrilling and fast moving narrative of the bloody campaigns in the Iberian Peninsula, as well as showing insight into the everyday hardships common to the ordinary British redcoat. For further details of these and the other titles in their range, contact Pen & Sword at the above address or telephone 01226 7344555 for a catalogue. More Napoleonic News Desk
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