Peter Young (1)Critiques

An excellent one volume encyclopedia that covers the chronology, weapons and personalities of WWII. I only found one mistake, the USS Indianapolis sunk a year too early.

This is an excellent campaign book, and does clearly show the effect of Wellington's first offensive battle since Rolica, three years earlier. The French thought Wellington wouldn't attack, no matter what the provocation and separated themselves for an outflanking maneuver. It was a bad idea, and Wellington's timing of his attack was perfect.

Thorough account, although it did not read especially well.

Often buying books to try to understand this subject better, I found the book is presented to achieve understanding of the army's covered, rather than just reorganization and repetition of the same facts so often given elsewhere. Shortcomings yes, too broad of a subject, but insightful at least in the material presented.½

Written by the Commando Commander who was an historian at Sandhurst after WWII.

This 1972 Osprey title is unnumbered, and likely one of the original Men-at-Arms books.

Written by the legendary Peter Young, and its one of those tries-to-too much members of this series. Young's narrative covers everything from personalities, to history, to equippage in 37 pages of text. That is difficult because the details of the Continental army remain much in dispute.

The saving grace are the plates. Artist Michael Roffe's subjects are nicely non-uniform, though they lack some of the rags and tatters that likely plagued Washington's soldiers.

Another early Osprey title, focusing on too broad a topic to be truly useful. The English Civil War had such a broad range of dress. This book, of course, has been followed up by a wide range of Osprey titles that are far more helpful.

Yeah, this is one of those early Osprey regimental histories that just aren't enough to be useful, and too much be for more than Chasseur of the Guard geeks. The plates are nice, but none too helpful to the average Joe.

Case 3 shelf 6

To Charles
"illegible"
July 24, 1981

Group F1