Forthcoming book of interest
'Years in the making in both the creation of the stunning and unique art work by my valued friend Keith Rocco, based on decades of archive work which I have undertaken in Paris.
Our joint collaboration evocatively brings the Armée du Nord back to life as it appeared in those chaotic days in June 1815. Infantry, cavalry and artillery from each Army Corps as well as well as the officers and men of the Garde Imperiale, are brought back to life in the vivid illustrations.
The book is a testimony to the skill of Keith Rocco and the soldiers themselves who served in the Emperors last campaign. I will update you all with details for the publication schedule as and when things are finalised. This is a 'must have' book for all those interested in the 1e Empire.'
Presumably this will be an expansion of the plates that were used in Paul Dawson's "Napoleon's Waterloo Army" (a Frontline/Pen & Sword publication that presented the results of Dawson's forensic research of archives and historic uniform plates to construct the most likely uniforms of the Armée du Nord), along with the relevant ones from his books about the guard too?
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James Kickstarter explains it
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Yep, seems to be a more beautifully bound presentation of the Pen & Sword version with some additional artwork (the Pen & Sword one of 693 pages (printed quarto size) having 21 plates, all of those illustrated on the kickstarter page). Not that there is anything wrong with that. The quality and tactile pleasure of a book is a lot of the joy, isn't it?
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