Austerlitz: The Empire at its Zenith

by François Guy Hourtoulle, F-G Hourtelle, André Jouineau (Illustrator)

The fourth book in an excellent series from Histoire & Collections, Austerlitz covers the famous battle, the results of which saw Napoleon at the height of his power.

A detailed text is accompanied by contemporary paintings and a vast array of graphics illustrating the uniforms and equipment of the soldiers of the time.

By the same author and available from Casemate

The Triumph of the Eagle

Borodino-The The Battle for the Redoubts

At the Heyday of the Empire

120 pages, Hardcover

First published October 4, 2003

Reviews

[Rob Markley]

French historians seem very free and easy with facts and evidence which are easily sacrificed for style and agenda