Leipzig 1813: The Battle of the Nations (Campaign)

This volume is one of the weakest I have read in this series. With the limited space of just below 100 pages, it would be almost impossible to present more than superficial narrative of this battle. It is therefore inexplicable to me why the author also chooses to give a lot of space not only to massive order of battle for all involved participants (a list that takes about 10 percent of the...more

This volume is one of the weakest I have read in this series. With the limited space of just below 100 pages, it would be almost impossible to present more than superficial narrative of this battle. It is therefore inexplicable to me why the author also chooses to give a lot of space not only to massive order of battle for all involved participants (a list that takes about 10 percent of the volume), but also decided to provide rather detailed descriptions for all major clashes leading to Leipzig, including battle of Dresden, which easily deserves an Osprey Campaign volume of its own! The fact that the author misjudged the space available for his narrative is made apparent by the fact that the events during third and final day of the battle are covered by a mere page. The only saving grace of this book is, as is always the case with Osprey Campaign volumes, excellent graphic material and especially the maps (even though also these could have been of greater detail).   hide