As we write this editorial, we have not yet gotten any feedback from the readership on issue #1. Needless to say, we are anxious to hear from you. In this second issue, we will continue to study the differences between French and Prussian tactics during the Campaign of 1806. This time we have the complete translation of Bressonet's conclusions from his famous Etudes tactiques as well as an analysis of those conclusions. That analysis is followed by an overview of the Battles of Saalfeld-Jena-Auerstadt by Paddy Griffith. We are also delighted to welcome a contributor from Australia (Yes, EE&L is read down under!), Mr. Coughlan, who authored an excellent article on the ever-popular Campaign of 1813. Of course, we have many other fine articles too numerous to mention here, and we hope that you will enjoy them all. That brings us to a key subject. EE&L needs articles, comments (positive or negative), questions, answers to questions, etc. We want EE&L to be an open forum for our readers. We want to debate questions and opinions pertinent to that fascinating Napoleonic period, an era that has always been plagued by myths and stereotypes. We want to publish articles which cover all the points of interest to you. For that we need your cooperation and, consequently, we need articles from you, the readers. On the next page, we have displayed different headers for sections of EE&L that we would like to publish. Under each of these sections, the name and address of the editor for that specific section is listed. Send your comments, articles, questions, etc., directly to the individual editor into whose category they fall. If your contribution does not fit any specific area, or if you prefer, you may send your contribution to any member of the EE&L staff. Contributions sent to The Emperor's Headquarters will be forwarded to us in New Jersey, where EE&L is put together. Now, what is EE&L looking for? Ideally, we are looking for well researched articles pertinent to the period and extending from the WARS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION to those of the EMPIRE, as well as articles covering the background of Napoleonic warfare. We prefer that PRIMARY SOURCES and reliable secondary sources be used as often as possible. However, that is not always possible, and you should not let a lack of those sources discourage you. Send us your article anyway. Our publishing committee will be glad to take a look at it. Keep in mind that-ultimately-EE&L is seeking the ARCHIVAL TRUTH and some questions may be debated--on a highly civilized level, of course--until an answer is found. EE&L has been busy debunking erroneous "facts" for the last 15 years or so. If you happen to disagree with what is published in an article, you are most welcome to say so. We'll be glad to publish any well researched rebuttal. And that brings up the delicate subject of the reliability of data. As a general rule, we won't accept articles that challenge reliable PRIMARY SOURCES with erroneous or unreliable secondary sources. But we'll be glad to help you put an answer together. EE&L has a section dealing specifically with the reliability of data. If you have a theory that is relatively unsubstantiated, or have doubts about the reliability of your source, send your material to Phil Karecky. He will be glad to publish it in his section, AHEM, THIS IS MY THEORY. EE&L is read worldwide and numerous articles are sent to us in the "King's English." Such articles are published as is, and no attempt will be made to change them to American English. Some readers may find themselves struggling with the English language. The EE&L staff is able to handle articles written in French and German and, on a very limited basis, in Spanish and Italian. We need volunteers to handle other languages. We are in the age of the computer... .and EE&L is edited using a desktop publishing program (PAGEMAKER 4). Our EE&L staff uses all kinds of computers from MS.DOS to MacIntosh. So we can work with articles written using practically any commonly available word-processing program, such as Word, Wordperfect, Wordstar, etc. Please send us your contribution on diskette if at all possible (5 1/4" or 3 1/ 2"). It will help us significantly (for one thing, it considerably reduces typing errors). If not, typewriting is perfectly acceptable. We look forward to receiving your contributions or questions. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 2 No. 2 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1993 by Emperor's Headquarters This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com