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Book News from Osprey

by Paul Chamberlain

In August Osprey will publish Napoleon’s Imperial Headquarters (1): Organization and Personnel (Elite 115) by Ronald Pawly, with illustrations by Patrice Courcelle, price £10.99.

The military machine by which Napoleon and his indispensable chief of staff Marshal Berthier commanded and controlled his huge armies on campaign numbered some 1,500 officers and men, organized in the different bureaux of his military and civilian house-holds and the army general headquarters. This essential tool of the Emperor's power was designed to provide him, even in a frontline camp, with all the information, technical support and comfort that he enjoyed in his palaces. This fascinating study details the entourage which enabled Napoleon to move hundreds of thousands of soldiers right across Europe.

Napoleonic News Desk

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