| Darrell B D Day | 21 Feb 2021 11:24 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know if this book is still available? DBDD |
| RittervonBek | 21 Feb 2021 11:29 a.m. PST |
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| Darrell B D Day | 21 Feb 2021 12:21 p.m. PST |
Thank you – it's quite pricey, isn't it? I'm sure I rember it in a cardboard sleeve – I guess that was an earlier edition? DBDD |
| RittervonBek | 21 Feb 2021 12:41 p.m. PST |
Yes. First edition. If you need a specific reference I can look it up for you. |
| Darrell B D Day | 21 Feb 2021 12:49 p.m. PST |
Thanks again – I'm mainly looking for price information and thought maybe that version would be cheaper… DBDD |
| VonBlucher | 21 Feb 2021 12:51 p.m. PST |
1980 Edition soft back, the 1989 edition by Emperor's Press was a hard back. |
| 21eRegt | 21 Feb 2021 3:34 p.m. PST |
I have and treasure my "boxed" copy. |
| Marulaz1 | 21 Feb 2021 4:48 p.m. PST |
We used it so frequently gaming the campaign of 1809 my copy is almost worn out. I also am very fond of this little book. John |
 SHaT1984  | 21 Feb 2021 5:22 p.m. PST |
Yup was a great addition back in the day… |
| WKeyser | 21 Feb 2021 9:07 p.m. PST |
I would skip Bowden and get the 3 volume set on the campaign by John Gill. I believe you can even get Gill as an ebook/pdf. I have both and the 1809 book was great 20 years ago, however, today I would say of those books in print Gill is probably the best for information on the campaign and just as importantly for wargamers are the OBs. |
| Lord Sunderland | 21 Feb 2021 11:42 p.m. PST |
Yes I would agree with WKeyser. Got Bowden and Gill and Gill is better both for detail on overall campaign and the oob's. |
| AussieAndy | 22 Feb 2021 12:00 a.m. PST |
Yep, get Gill's books. Much more information and far better written. I would still buy Bowden if you can get it cheap, but it is not worth the prices being asked for copies in decent condition. If you get Gill and Bowden, I reckon that you'll get vastly more use out of the former than you will out of the latter. |
| nsolomon99 | 22 Feb 2021 2:21 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Gill. I have the Bowden volume for nostalgia. Bowden should get the credit for doing all the early work in English but his research has been surpassed by more recent historians like Jack Gill. I agree I'd pick up the Bowden if I found it cheap but I'd put my important money into the Gill Trilogy for accurate OB's and a much, much fuller narrative. |
| 79thPA | 22 Feb 2021 6:29 a.m. PST |
What is the title of Gill's trilogy? This appears to be a single volume.
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| BillyNM | 22 Feb 2021 6:40 a.m. PST |
Gill's books are all three named Thunder on the Danube – Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs: with a separate 'sub-title':
Vol1. no subtitle…
Vol2. The Fall of Vienna and the Battle of Aspern.
Vol3. Wagram and Znaim
Gill's separate book on just Znaim is also a great. |
| 79thPA | 22 Feb 2021 8:14 a.m. PST |
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| Ammianus | 25 Feb 2021 4:04 p.m. PST |
I also recommend Jack's excellent: "With Eagles to Glory" -
Napoleon and his German Allies in the 1809 Campaign.
Great researcher, great writer.
Cheers,A
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| WKeyser | 01 Mar 2021 5:21 a.m. PST |
You can get the three Gill books from Pen and Sword publishing, they also offer them as ebooks. link |
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