Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age 1792 - 1815: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics (Robert B Bruce, Iain Dickie, Kevin Kiley, Michael F. Pavkovic, Frederick C. Schneid)
There's a whole series of these books; Like the others, this is a nice introduction to the time period you're looking at, with bunches of nice drawings (although I started skipping the map pages). I feel like I missed some details as the authors seem to assume - safely - that you're not reading this book in a vacuum and it's either being read as an appetizer for, or a companion to, another book about the time described. That being said, this book isn't particularly enthralling on its own, but it's perfectly serviceable. That sounds like faint praise indeed, and I really don't want to condemn this book too harshly. The book accomplishes what it sets out to do, and I can't ask for more than that.
Grade: B
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