A personal account of an artillery officer during the central years of the Peninsular War

Albert Jean Michel de Rocca gives a riveting account of the Peninsular War from an entirely different perspective. Albert Rocca was a junior officer in Napoleon's 2nd Regiment of Hussars, and describes such early events as the march to Madrid and Napoleon's entry into the city, followed by the subsequent battles and the pursuit of Sir John Moore to Corunna. For him Spain was not just alien but totally hostile as well. Where British chroniclers of the Peninsular berate the qualities of the Spanish armies Rocca knew that his life was constantly under threat from not only the enemy armies but...

One of the most acclaimed histories of this critical campaign at the height of the Napoleonic Wars

One of the best memoirs of the Peninsular War and the 1812 invasion of Russia. Gives a superb insight into the life and times of a Napoleonic officer.

Lively memoirs of an officer in Napoleon's Garde Imperiale. Based on a diary maintained from 1804 until the fall of Napoleon.

A sharply-observed study of one of the major turning points in history. A superb first-hand account from an officer on the Russian Imperial Staff. Includes a detailed examination of the Battle of Borodino.