This is one of the best accounts of this campaign that I’ve read. The author does a good job of getting the balance between a readable overview and a detailed campaign history right, so we get enough detail to understand the many battles of the campaign, without getting bogged down. That’s quite tricky to achieve when looking at this campaign, which took place over quite a large area, and see-sawed repeatedly, with a series of short lived French commanders achieving some success before being dragged off to the guillotine or deserting, and the same areas being fought over repeatedly. Although the focus is on the Duke of York’s army, we do get good material on his allies, and on the dramatic changes taking place in France, both politically and in the evolution of the French army.

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History of War

This is wonderful wordsmithing. I have nothing but high praise for this book!

Napoleonic Historical Society - reviewed by Todd Fisher

...sets the events firmly within the history of the period, gives us an education in the military practice and institutions of the day, and offers mini-biographies of many people who were famous at the time or later played important roles in the wars.

The NYMAS Review, Spring 2020

This is well written, incisive and compelling book which is highly recommended not just for the historian of the period but also the casual reader of military history. For the real buff there are a number of detailed appendices with all manner of facts and interpretation that will add greatly to the readers interest and enjoyment of the work. There is a great deal to be learnt from this work!

Robert Bartlett

The Duke of York got bad press at the time and, from historians, subsequently because he led an Allied force against the French and was driven back. The author has provided fresh insight into a disastrous campaign through fresh study. – Very Highly Recommended.

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VaeVictis, n° 150 - March/April 2020

Whopping and interesting book.

The Armourer, March 2020

This is a well crafted narrative of the Flanders Campaign and highlights the extent to which the outcome was conditioned by events beyond the direct control of the British Army. It also describes how the army had to endure the ‘learning curve’ of campaigning against revolutionary France and how to a significant extent the lessons learnt were a foundation for success in the eventual victory at Waterloo. A fine read.

Michael McCarthy. Battlefield Guide

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