Anyone with an interest in the Napoleonic period is sure to be interested in this most fascinating volume –a rare first hand and vivid account of life as a cavalry officer in the Grande Armee during the period 1806-1813.

Inspired by the Emperor’s earlier triumphs this spirited young man was eager to seek glory too and fought with much enthusiasm against the Prussians in 1806, the Spanish and British in 1809 and both the Austrians and Russians in 1812, however when he died in 1813,he was a very different and disillusioned man altogether.

Although Rosemary Brindle translated Maurice de Tascher’s diaries, she has not amended them in any other way and they remain the same as the day they were originally written, therefore providing the reader with a wealth of graphical information on the important events as they happened.

The volume has a most beautiful cover and includes many black and white photos of personalities of the period. There is a useful appendix with detailed notes on Napoleons Russian Campaign of 1812 and the de Tascher family.

Certainly a valuable addition to the military historian’s and enthusiasts library.

Roll of Honour, Michael D. Booker