Peter Young (1) (1915–1988)

This is an excellent campaign book, and does clearly show the effect of Wellington's first offensive battle since Rolica, three years earlier. The French thought Wellington wouldn't attack, no matter what the provocation and separated themselves for an outflanking maneuver. It was a bad idea, and Wellington's timing of his attack was perfect.

This 1972 Osprey title is unnumbered, and likely one of the original Men-at-Arms books.

Written by the legendary Peter Young, and its one of those tries-to-too much members of this series. Young's narrative covers everything from personalities, to history, to equippage in 37 pages of text. That is difficult because the details of the Continental army remain much in dispute.

The saving grace are the plates. Artist Michael Roffe's subjects are nicely non-uniform, though they lack some of the show more rags and tatters that likely plagued Washington's soldiers. show less

Often buying books to try to understand this subject better, I found the book is presented to achieve understanding of the army's covered, rather than just reorganization and repetition of the same facts so often given elsewhere. Shortcomings yes, too broad of a subject, but insightful at least in the material presented.

Thorough account, although it did not read especially well.