This book provides a comprehensive and beautiful guide to all the major armies of the Napoleonic Wars - France, Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain and Portugal - as well as many of the minor powers. The changes in the armies, the organization, the infantry, cavalry, and artillery of each nation are detailed, along with stunning artwork of the often-glorious uniforms worn into battle.

Reviews

"Well, all-in-all this is a great buy for the price, and it is certainly a great alternative to getting at least a dozen other "Osprey" titles separately. As an easily accesible introductory text, every Napoleonic wargamer's library should have a copy of this book." - History in Miniature, "historyinminiature.wordpress.com" (October 2009)
"Two of the main strengths of the book are the illustrations and the detailed descriptions of the major armies. The illustrations are well done. If you are a modeler, you will appreciate the detailed, full color illustrations - these include uniforms and types of artillery used by the different national armies. In addition, the inclusion of illustrations showing the different battle formations and movements of the infantry was a good visualization. With regards to the detailed descriptions of the major armies, the chapter's of the book are generally divided by country. Each chapter has a general overview of the particular country's army and the