Petre, F. Loraine. Napoleon’s campaign in Poland, 1806–1807. *$3.50. Lane.
“The book begins with a chapter on the state of Europe in 1805 and 1806, with a crisp sketch of the armies, the leaders and the lieutenants on both sides, and gives a careful description of the topographical features of the difficult theatre of war—its marshes and forests, its mud and snow, its summer heat and winter tempests. Then follow the several operations, from that beginning in November and culminating in the battles of Pultusk and Golymin at Christmastide, 1806, through the butchery of Eylau in February and its succeeding winter quarters, the siege of Danzig, and the ‘final triumph’ at Heilsburg and Friedland in June, 1807, followed by the treaty of Tilsit. At the end are three maps of the theatre of war, on two sheets, and seven battle-plans on a third sheet.”—Am. Hist. R.
“The style is simple and direct, with abundant foot-notes, the matter in some of which might be incorporated in the text, to save interruption of the narration by the reader. The detail is considerable, but not too great for a work dealing with a single campaign. We close Mr. Petre’s book with the feeling that he has done a good piece of work, filling a needed gap; and we welcome his forthcoming volume on ‘1806.’” Theodore Ayrault Dodge.
| + + − | Am. Hist. R. 12: 888. Jl. ’07. 820w. |
“This volume supplies a real want for the student of Napoleonic history.”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 12: 494. Ag. 10, ’07. 160w. |
Petre, F. Loraine. Napoleon’s conquest of Prussia. *$5. Lane.
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A full account of Napoleon’s campaign of 1806 based upon all the information available. “Mr. Petre confines himself, after two interesting chapters on the origin of the war and the contending armies, to the purely military aspect of his period.” (Acad.)