Lützen & Bautzen 1813: The Turning Point, Cam87

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Lützen & bautzen 1813 - the turning point
(Campaign 87)

Author: Peter Hofschröer
Illustrator: Christa Hook

Paperback; April 2001; 96 pages

About this book:
Following the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon found himself facing a new coalition of his old enemies. With incredible speed, he assembled an army of 200,000 men and marched to join the remnants of the old Grand Army in Germany. However, he no longer faced the fragile enemies of 1805 and 1806, and at Lützen, on May 2, the inexperience of his new army began to show. Faulty reconnaissance by the raw cavalry allowed Ney's corps to be surprised by Wittgenstein's Russians. This book describes the last realistic chance Napoleon had to regain his empire by defeating the Allies in Germany before Austria stirred and the tide turned even further against him.

The authors:
Peter Hofschröer is a qualified historian and linguist specializing in the Napoleonic Wars. His two-volume work, 1815: The Waterloo Campaign, received the Napoleonic Society of America's Literary Prize in 1999. He is a well-known contributor to several academic and amateur journals, a member of the International Napoleonic Society, and a two-time recipient of the Bismarck Memorial Medal.

Christa Hook began her career as an illustrator in 1986. Her work has appeared widely in publishing and television, and she has established herself as one of Osprey's most popular illustrators. Her illustrations combine a historian's attention to detail with the artist's sense of drama and atmosphere, and are sought after by collectors worldwide. She has had work selected for the Laing Land and Seascape 2000 exhibition at The Mall, and the 2000 Royal Academy exhibition at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery.