"Blücher: Scourge of Napoleon " Topic
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Tango01 | 26 Jun 2014 12:35 p.m. PST |
"Probably now the best account of Blücher's life as a commander in English. It didn't shock my view of Blücher after reading Henderson and some other stuff. Blücher was not the charging madman he has sometimes been made to be, but a rational and aggressive commander. Although his great strength lay in the maintenance of the ultimate objective (defeating Napoleon decisively on the battlefield) and inspiration of the men under his command he was clearly more involved in the running of the army than his detractors have suggested. Driven by his sense of personal pride and urge to show that he loved the Prussian king more than the Prussians he was often more hurt by suggestions of disloyalty on his side or royal disfavour than loss on the battlefield. However, it seems he sought death on the battlefield at Vauchamps at the end of the disastrous week when Napoleon beat his dispersed corps 4 times in 6 days. Strategically he showed his best during the fall campaign of 1813, when he managed to occupy Napoleon by keeping in close touch and reading his opponents actions well. His pursuit of MacDonald after the Katzbach forced Napoleon to break off the pursuit of the Army of Bohemia and prevented the emperor from moving against Berlin. His move to unite with Bernadotte´s Army of the North was the decisive move of the campaign, but his choice to evade Napoleon by crossing the Saale was of similar brilliance
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Full review here link Also link Amicalement Armand |
Sparker | 26 Jun 2014 2:39 p.m. PST |
I take it Leggiere won't be finishing his promised second 1814 campaign volume anytime soon then
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langobard | 27 Jun 2014 4:51 a.m. PST |
Looks interesting, as far as I know we've only had Roger Parkinson's 'The Hussar General' in English, and it came out back in the 70's if I recall correctly
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Tango01 | 27 Jun 2014 11:09 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friends. Amicalement Armand |
John Miller | 04 Jul 2014 2:52 p.m. PST |
TangoO1: Damn, (smile), another book I will have to get. Thanks for this one also Armand! John Miller |
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