The latest issue of First Empire has two long and detailed reviews of Peter Hofschroer's book. To quote from the first, by John Cook: 'His sources are impeccable and he does not exempt the Prussians from either criticism or blame ... in order to conclude that Wellington deliberately misled Blucher, it is necessary to show motivation, means, will, and opportunity. This, in my view, Hofschroer does ... Maps are excellent ... There is, however, a lot more to this book than merely the case against Wellington. It is a new general history of the events leading up to the Hundred Days, which includes a seam of material that has not been mined before in English, and a detailed examination of military operations, at all levels of command immediately before and during the campaign. Regardless of what one might think of Hofschroer's views about Wellington, this book has far more to offer than that single strand. It is a unique and valuable addition to the Waterloo library.' The second review is by Neil Carey, who writes: 'This is certainly one of the more important and controversial works in this well-exposed field since William Siborne went to print in 1844. ... his mission is to apply a painstaking corrective to the traditional Anglocentric interpretation of the events of 14th to 16th June, and in this he succeeds admirably.... excellent research ... This meticulous, informative work ... This is an important book for the Waterloo enthusiast. Hofschroer has done a great service in mining the rich seam of German texts for the English reader.' The editor Richard Partridge reviews Peter Hofschroer's book in The Age of Napoleon saying: 'I found the book to be very impressive, well written, with theories backed up with compelling evidence. Whether you agree with some of his points, or even if you are not particularly interested in the German States, it should be in your Waterloo library. I am looking forward to Peter's second volume.' Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 84 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Greenhill Books 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