H.C.B. Rogers' classic Napoleon's Army. I've pretty much decided that my first Nappy figures will be in French (seems the obvious starting point) in 6mm, probably the 1806-15 period.
Now the next question: if Napoleon were around today, what sport would he be a fan of?
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Soccer, all those crowds....cannon fodder!
ReplyDeleteSoccer? I thought it was called football ... or were being kind to a North American?
DeleteExcellent book, in my view. I've had my copy since 1975 - a year after it was first published. I still dip into it from time to time. The monochrome (sepia) sketches are just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ion
Sports fans:
ReplyDeleteEmperor Napoleon: American Football
Marshal Davout: Rugby League
Marshal Massena: Rugby Union
Marshal Murat: Soccer
Marshal Lannes: Gaelic Football or Australian Rules (the two are fairly similar)
Marshal Ney: (Ice) Hockey
Excellent list, my lord Archduke. I think you are right about N being a fan of NA football. I am not sure he would have liked our baseball. It is too finicky, precise and slow moving - baseball would have been the warfare of Frederick of Prussia. Football is more brutal, more fast moving. That being said, a good baseball game, like a Napoleonic battle, has rhythms and flows, and can hang on a single play. Tonight's game was like that - nerve-wracking!
ReplyDeleteI think he would be a Rugby Union fan, the French like their Union, lots of strategy, he would be at the back directing the rucks and mauls, keeping the old guard in reserve for the rolling maul.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, sports for Napoleon? Hard to say, but I think we can agree it probably wouldn't be cricket.
ReplyDeleteHa! I think we can safely agree on that.
DeleteAre you familiar with Brigadier Gerard's view of cricket in Conan Doyle's 'How the Brigadier Triumphed in England'? He very much likes the game; admittedly based on a somewhat idiosyncratic view of the rules.
ReplyDeleteMy dear sir, no, I'm not familiar with Doyle's Brigadier series. Sounds like I have some reading for when I go on leave next week!
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