Marshal Ney

It is only when aggression is legitimate that one can expect prodigies of valour. - Michel NeyA.H. Atteridge''s biography of Michel Ney Napoleon''s most famous marshal is a classic work of its kind.He describes Ney''s meteoric career in vivid detail from his enlistment as a hussar in the army of Louis XVI his rapid promotion through the ranks of the revolutionary armies and his long service under Napoleon. Ney''s pugnacious character and his capacity for inspiring leadership come across strongly in innumerable actions across 25 years of almost constant warfare. Particularly striking are the author''s accounts of Ney''s contribution to Napoleon''s most famous campaigns - Ulm and Austerlitz Jena Eylau and Friedland and the catastrophic march on Moscow. Ney''s last battle Waterloo and his subsequent execution by the returning Bourbons form the last chapter of this fascinating story.Andrew Hilliard Atteridge (18441912)wrote a number of books on the men who worked as satellites to Napoleon Emperor of the French his commanders on the battlefield and the brothers he placed or tried to place in power as a buffer to a vengeful Europe. Marshal Ney: The Bravest of the Brave was first published in 1912.