Product Description

With the forces of Austria and Russia destroyed a year earlier, Napoleon Bonaparte begins a campaign against Prussia and her powerful armies. But, for Bonaparte, this is not merely a war of conquest, it is one of revenge. In 1757, Frederick the Great's Prussian army had annihilated the French at the Battle of Rossback and Bonaparte wants vengeance for his country as well as extending his powerbase in Europe. During the summer of 1806, Alain Lausard and his men again find themselves at the forefront of the campaign but they have their own problems to contend with. A ruthless officer, determined to acquire France's most prestigious military decoration, the Legion d'honneur, is given command of Lausard's regiment. They hate each other on sight and their private feud is carried out against the greater absurdity that is war. The French gain crushing victories against Prussia at Jena and Auerstadt but Lausard and his men are constantly endangered by the fanatical officers quest for his elusive medal. A quest that ultimately threatens all their lives...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #193692 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

About the Author
Richard Howard is the pseudonym of a bestselling author.

Customer Reviews

Sharpe on horseback!
A jolly historical romp through Napoleon's wars in Germany, "Bonaparte's Avengers" is a fun, action novel, if not enormously challenging. It rolls along at a fair pace and keeps you turning pages.
If you enjoyed the "Sharpe" novels of Bernard Cornwell, you could enjoy this series too. Alain Lausard, the central character, is a French cavalryman whose home is the army, but his enemys are sometimes in French uniforms too. The characters are a little stereotyped but suit the story as it moves from fight to fliration and battle to bivowac.
The historical setting is convincing enough and the the detail will ring true with military buffs.