It has, heretofor, been my practice to provide reviews of books that I have had time to read cover to cover. Unfortunately, I have been very busy with a research project and haven't had the tine to read that I used to have. However, I do intend to, based on a reasonable examination of these two works, provide my opinion of them. The first of the two works is Wellington's Campaigns 1808-1815, also Moore's Campaign of Corunna, by Major General C.W. Robinson; Hugh Rees, Ltd., London, 1906. This work comes in three well illustrated volumes. Though maps are provided for every battle, orders of battles are not. The maps are general illustrations and do not go into a significantly higher detail than other works on the topic. The discussions of the battles is very limited and the main thrust of the work is strategic, not tactical. The book is not indexed and the appendaries are limited and relate only to the 1815 campaign. This is not the most stunning work on the topic that has crossed my desk, but it is a reasonably solid work. I would recommend it to those who cannot afford the reprint of Oman, that is now available, but don't wish to imply that it is other than a poor substitute for the most significant work on the campaign in Spain either. The other work I wish to review is On the Road with Wellington, by A.L.F. Schauman; Knopf, New York, 1925. This work is the diary of a war commissary attached to the KGL during the Peninsular Campaign. Being a diary it is not intended as an analytical work and relates Schauman's experiences during the campaign. It does not devote significant consideration to any discussions or reviews of any battles. It is, instead, the perspective of its author and a recounting of his experiences during the campaign. There are no maps appendicies, or any index. For any one seeking a different perspective than that provided by Wheeler or the other diarists of this campaign it appears to be an interesting work. Not having actually read it I cannot give a strong recommendation one way or another, but I will say that I am not unhappy at having added it to my collection. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 48 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1980 by Jean Lochet This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com