Napoleon's Guard Infantry (1) - Philip Haythornthwaite - Osprey MAA 153 DVG the book unifies all these

the book unifies all these differing aspects of marine life under the point of view of a soldier serving in the conflict

who flees on the back of a donkey

and original artwork commissioned exclusively for the Battle of the Bulge game box

It has some yellow spotting on the page edges

A fascinating and unusual book written with the authority of long experience by the author in military courts

Napoleon's Guard Infantry (1) - Philip Haythornthwaite - Osprey MAA 153 DVG the book unifies all theseThe concept of the bodyguard is as ancient as the practice of an individual assuming the leadership of a group or tribe. From the Companions of Alexander to the Varangians of Byzantium, bodies of lite warriors, owing personal allegiance to their sovereign and obeying no others, have illuminated or stained the annals of military history. Napoleon's Imperial Guards probably represent the last true link in a chain spanning the ages. Philip