In the present issue we are proud to present a two-part series on the contribution of the Kingdom of Italy to Napoleon's Grande Armee. The series, authored by Mr. Marco Gioannini, a resident of Italy, is based on original Italian sources and is well researched. The behavior of the IVth Corps during the Campaign, especially at Malo-Jaroslavetz was outstanding and deserves praise. In addition, we are glad to see that the readership and contributing authors are becoming more diversified and more international and are not limited to the USA and England. We already have authors from Australia, England, and Italy, and EE&L is working to extend that to still other nations, thereby increasing its scope greatly. EE&L is a Napoleonic magazine and as such should cover all the theaters of war, all sides of the campaigns, (hence the importance of international contributions). Yet, EE&L in some five issues, beside the article on Midlands regiments in EE&L 1, has not presented another article on the War in the Peninsula or since EE&L 2, another article on the popular Campaign of 1813. Articles on the Campaign of 1812 are also rare! The reason for that is not that we are partial but simply that we don't have any articles about these periods. It is that simple and surprising. Yet though we have a very large British readership that is surely interested in the Peninsula Campaign, we have to date received nothing as far as articles are concerned! The same holds true for the Campaign of 1813, a favorite period for most wargamers. The amazing part is that we don't appear to have motivated the readership to generate such articles. So gentle readers, you know what to do. We are waiting, patiently for now but not for much longer. (You know those Frenchmen.) Some people may think that Lochet should get on the ball and write articles on these periods himself. Well Lochet, like everyone else, has his own agenda and beside that can not write all the articles in the magazine. Starting with EE&L 7, he is planning to present a series of four articles on the 1814 Campaign of France, called The Six Days Campaign (February 9 to 14, 1814) in which he covers, with a profusion of photos taken on the spot, the battles of Champaubert, Montmirail, Chateau-Thierry, and Vauchamps. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 2 No. 5 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by Emperor's Headquarters 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