![]() ![]() ![]() For those who are fascinated by the subject it is absolutely essential, taking the reader into the heart of the times, in an intimate portrait of life in the infantry on campaign throughout Europe. Elzar Blaze homogenized Spain and the Spanish in Spain everything is alike.74. Blaze is a different kind of French Napoleonic soldier, and this is a different kind of military memoir. of battle and the closing reports of subordinates to commander and. Comrades and acquaintances are drawn in convincing detail, with all their idiosyncrasies and humour. ![]() Whereas most writers of military memoirs deliver linear accounts of their recollections, Blaze concentrates on the different aspects of the military experience-the soldiers, the food, the uniforms, the camp, the march, etc.-and spins fact and anecdote, both personal and borrowed, into a seamless monologue that evokes the very spirit of the Napoleonic period. : Captain Blaze: Life in Napoleon's Army (9781846772269) by Blaze, Elzar and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Captain Blaze: Life in Napoleon's Army Elz ar Blaze recounts his life and experiences in Napoleon's army in a well-written, articulate and companionable style, that draws the reader in as though listening to a master storyteller in the flesh. more or less interesting dependant on the author, of the events of their service interspersed by anecdotes of interesting events, Elzar Blaze eschewed. ![]()
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