A Short Book Review

I recently purchased this book off Amazon.com (long URL, huh!):

http://www.amazon.com/Soldiers-Uniforms-Napoleonic-Wars-Hourtouille/dp/291390355X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/104-0166434-1641504?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176068587&sr=8-3

I was pretty pleased with it, but it was definitely different than what I expected. I am used to the Ospreys where the pictures are isolated on a white background. This book, however, was quite different! All of the "plates" are full colour artwork - which I loved.

One thing to note is that, even though this book is called "Solders and Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars", it really should be titled "French Uniforms....". There are very few plates that are of the allies - and I would say at least %90 of the pictures are of the Frenchies. So, if you are building a French army, this book should go on your Must Get list. If you are building an Allied army, however, I wouldn't purchase this book.

And if you just like uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars, and love looking at pretty pictures, this book is a must have! Overall I was very pleased, but mind - this book really only contains pictures of the French. After all, the authors ARE from France......