March to Destruction
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (617 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1611793394 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 306 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Under the inspiring leadership of Marshal Ney and General Savary, Burns serves first as a spy and messenger, then as a soldier in a campaign that pits the innovative Grande Armée, led by a military genius, against an Austrian army that enjoys every advantage of terrain as well as overwhelming numbers. As a man with a price on his head he has to watch every shadow for the next assassin, for he has powerful enemies whose influence extends to royal courts as well as dark alleys. Highly entertaining, well researched and original in thought. Pierre Burns may have been born in Maryland and served on ships, but in 1805 he is part of the most famous ground force in history: Napoleon's Grande Armé
The Just-About-Average Ms. M said Jogging toward Glory. The title of the second book in The Emperor's American series caught my attention--who exactly was marching toward destruction? Surely not Napoleon's Grande Armée, which in the autumn of 1805 was beginning its unprecedented forced march from the sprawling camps along the Channel coast south along the Rhine and into Bavaria. That left the Austrian army commanded by General Karl Mack von Leiberich at Ulm. Despite superior numbers at the beginning and bolstered by substantial subsidies p. Excellent historical fiction! Aussie Hunter Superb account of an American serving in the Grand Armee of Napoleonic France.Terrific historical detail and thoroughly likeable and developed characters. In fact you at times would believe you are reading an actual memoir.Look forward to the next book in the series.. The Emperor's American Marches On Tom Holmberg The plot thickens…Having been shipwrecked on the shores of France when a British warship sank his armed merchantman, American sailor Pierre Burns found himself drafted into the French army awaiting the invasion of England. Placed on the staff of Michel Ney as a translator, Burns finds himself hunting down British landing parties hoping to disrupt France's invasion plans. Burn's fights against the British brought him to the attention of the Napoleon and earned him the soubriquet "The E