The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa (Records of Western Civilization Series)
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The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa (Records of Western Civilization Series)
Otto of Freising , and Charles Christopher Mierow
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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ASIN: 0231134193

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The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa is the "official biography" of German king and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. This historical firsthand account was begun by his maternal uncle, Bishop Otto of Freising, the leading medieval church figure and notable historian, and continued by a less well known cleric, Rahewin. This chronicle is the single most important source for the early reign of Frederick Barbarossa and the most valuable biographical study to come out of the twelfth century.

In a letter written to his uncle, Frederick recounted his life and the principal events of his reign. The first of the four books that constitute this account were written by Otto and cover events from 1075 to 1152, from the reign of Henry IV through that of Conrad III. The second book draws heavily on the letter, providing invaluable insight into Frederick's attempts to establish and consolidate the Hohenstaufen empire. The final two books, written by Rahewin, follow the emperor's reign through 1160, during which time Frederick restored order at home, recovered imperial control of Burgundy, and re-created an imperial party in Italy.

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4 out of 5 stars Solid.......2001-05-26

I bought the Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa for my High Middle Ages class, and the text offers an interesting slice of history of the reign of Frederick Barbarossa. Begun by FB's uncle, Bishop Otto of Freising, it was completed by Otto's assistant, who arguably offers a more solid history than his more skilled and sophisticated predecessor.
The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
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    The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa

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    ASIN: B000HP0WJM
    The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
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      The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
      Rahewin (translated by Charles Christopher Mierow and Richard Emery) Otto of Freising and His Continuator
      Manufacturer: W.W. Norton
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      ASIN: B000W5HKGA
      The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
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        The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
        Rahewin. Charles Christopher Mierow, Translator Otto of Freising and His Continuator
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        ASIN: B000H7K560
        The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
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          The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
          Otto of Freising
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            The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa
            Otto of Freising and His Continuator Rahewin
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            ASIN: B000S76N74
            Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa.
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              Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa.

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                Otto of Freising
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                The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa. Translated and Annotated with an Introduction by Charles Christopher Mierow
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                  Yaz/Baseball, the Wall, and Me
                  Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                  • ANOTHER TRIPLE CROWN FOR YAZ
                  • A great baseball book...
                  • Dragged a lot
                  • This book,like Yaz,the BEST!
                  • A very informative book.
                  Yaz/Baseball, the Wall, and Me
                  Carl Yastrzemski , and Gerald Eskenazi
                  Manufacturer: Warner Books
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                  ASIN: 0446361038

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars ANOTHER TRIPLE CROWN FOR YAZ.......2004-07-11

                  THIS IS THE STORY OF CARL YASTREMSKI OF THE BOSTON RED SOX. HE TELLS US OF HIS STORY ON HIS CAREER AND LIFE. I LIKED HIM AS A PLAYER AND REALLY LIKED THIS BOOK. THE MOST NOTEWORTHY THING I FOUND WAS THE HIS RETELLING OF THE 1967 SEASON. THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM WAS MADE A REALITY BY YAZ'S FANTASTIC SEASON. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS FOR RED SOX AND ALL BASEBALL FANS. A GREAT STORY TO SHOW THAT HARD WORK DOES PAY OFF SOMETIMES.

                  5 out of 5 stars A great baseball book..........1999-09-08

                  I highly enjoyed the book and its compelling story of one of the finest ballplayers ever. I recommend for people who haven't read a baseball book ina while and want to get back into it.

                  2 out of 5 stars Dragged a lot.......1999-05-27

                  For some reason, this book seemed to take forever to read. It just doesn't get that exciting. A solid tale of a hard working kid that worked his way to greatness, but you won't be sprinting through the pages. Nothing to get excited about.

                  5 out of 5 stars This book,like Yaz,the BEST!.......1999-04-26

                  You really can appreciate the hard workand deadication it took Yaz to achievehis stats! A good hitter and an evenbetter fielder!!!

                  5 out of 5 stars A very informative book........1998-07-11

                  A splendid book on one of the greatest players to ever wear a Red Sox uniform.
                  Yaz  Baseball the Wall and Me
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                    Yaz Baseball the Wall and Me
                    Carl Eskenazi, Gerald Yastrzemski
                    Manufacturer: Doubleday
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                    ASIN: B000O6GDRO
                    Yaz Baseball, the Wall and Me
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                      Yaz Baseball, the Wall and Me
                      Carl Yastremski
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                      ASIN: B000JKRFW2

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                      Life of Boston Baseball Player Carl Yastremski
                      Yaz Baseball, the Wall and Me
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                        Carl Yastremski
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                        ASIN: B000JKMNNI

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                        Twenty three years in the Red Sox uniform, they encompass generations of change in the game, the people, even the country. I shared a locker room with Ted Williams, with Jim Rice and Fred Lynn," indepth look at a life on and off the field.
                        Yaz Carl Yastrzemski: Baseball, The Wall, and Me
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                          Yaz Carl Yaztrzemski Baseball, The Wall, And Me
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                              Hollywood Rhapsody: The Story of Movie Music, 1900-1975
                              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                              • I think the it is a very informative and well-written book.
                              • The book is intriguing, and very well written!
                              Hollywood Rhapsody: The Story of Movie Music, 1900-1975
                              Gary Marmorstein
                              Manufacturer: Schirmer
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                              ASIN: 0028645952

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                              This engaging text presents the history of songs and scores highlighted with personal history of their creators.

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                              5 out of 5 stars I think the it is a very informative and well-written book........1999-01-09

                              If you were writing a report on music in the movies, Hollywood Rhapsody should be in your bibliography!!! It's a very compelling and funny factual book about music and the stories about the composers.

                              5 out of 5 stars The book is intriguing, and very well written!.......1998-07-19

                              It is facinating to read about the behind scenes history of our most famous movies, and the men and women who made them. Also, very enlightening stories and facts about Hollywood and Los Angeles.

                              The Song of Jacob Zulu
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                                Tug Yourgrau
                                Manufacturer: Arcade Publishing
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                                The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball
                                Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                                • The fancy dress party of the century
                                The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball
                                Sophia Murphy
                                Manufacturer: Sidgwick & Jackson
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                                ASIN: 0283989882

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                                4 out of 5 stars The fancy dress party of the century.......2001-12-09

                                1897 was the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It was also the year that the Duchess of Devonshire held the fancy dress party of the century in her London mansion.

                                This book gives us a glimpse into a now legendary party. The cream of London society took place in this event - if you weren't invited your were not part of the "in" crowd. This party involved months of planning and the aristocracy of the time spent small fortunes to re-create "authentic" outfits of the characters of their choosing.

                                This book gives you short, but well written biographies of all the main participants of the ball, what they wore, and where it is available their memoirs of the occasion. The book is also sprinkled with photographs of the participants all dressed for the night. My only complaint is that some of these photos are too small to clearly see the fantastic outfits and jewels the people are wearing.

                                This book also has a number of rare photos of the interior of Devonshire house before it was demolished, with the furniture intact. Most photos you see of the interior of the house show it stripped of it's fittings and ready for demolition, so these are interesting to see. For a glimpse of late Victorian high society this book is a must, as it contains many bits of information on the ball's participants not available from many other sources.
                                THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE'S BALL
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                                  THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE'S BALL
                                  Sophia MURPHY
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                                  The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball
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                                    Sophia Murphy
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                                    ASIN: B000ORU7LG

                                    Direct Marketing Techniques: Building Your Business Using Direct Mail and Direct Response Advertising (Crisp Fifty-Minute Books)
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                                    Direct Marketing Techniques: Building Your Business Using Direct Mail and Direct Response Advertising (Crisp Fifty-Minute Books)
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                                    5 out of 5 stars Great little book!.......2001-07-30

                                    Even though I have an MBA in marketing, I still learned something new from this book! It's a fast-reading book with useful tips, exercises and interactive tools that can be very useful for someone who has their own business. The only flaw with this book is that it does not include a direct e-mail section. Other than that, I highly recommend it. Especially for this price, you can't go wrong!

                                    5 out of 5 stars Easy to read and put to practical use.......1999-03-12

                                    As a freelancer, I always thought direct marketing was for "the big guys." But after I read this book, I realized there were many ways I could use it to market myself. The book is very user-friendly and includes plenty of examples that make putting Ms. Geller's suggestion into use quick and easy.

                                    5 out of 5 stars This book has really helped me to build our business.......1999-03-11

                                    Our business is home baked products. We started with a local bakery and now we've gone national. This book helped us make a lot of "dough" as we've expanded into the catalog business -- this year grossing over 1 million dollars!

                                    5 out of 5 stars THE book for direct marketing........1998-10-13

                                    Of all the direct marketing books out there, Lois Geller's books reign supreme. An award winning professor at New York University, she has once again tapped her expertise for a fabulous how to get started in direct marketing book. This book, her latest since Response!, is an easy to read "cookbook" of everything you need to market your product(s) from A to Z. If ever you thought about getting in the direct marketing of your products or services this is the book for you. Along with Response! The Complete Guide to Profitable Direct Marketing ANYONE from a CEO, recent college grad or stay at home parent can develop a thriving business just from reading these two essential books.

                                    The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
                                    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                                    • Great Overview
                                    • Great book...
                                    • Personal history aside, a pretty good book
                                    • It's Science for the People.
                                    • Balancing the reviews: Another exceptional volume by Ballard
                                    The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
                                    Robert D. Ballard , and Will Hively
                                    Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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                                    ASIN: 069109554X

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                                    As a young man, at a time when most of his peers were turning their eyes to deep space, Robert Ballard came under the spell both of scientific inquiry and of the ocean. After taking a doctorate in marine geology and geophysics, he spent three decades at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, through which he participated in more than a hundred deep-sea expeditions. Writing from the point of view of "a privileged witness to a fascinating burst of exploration," Ballard recounts many of those explorations, including the first up-close studies of the great mid-ocean ridge of volcanic mountains that circles the globe, full of seafloor vents and "black smokers." Along the way Ballard provides a brief history of modern oceanography, looking at the contributions of such scientists as Charles William Beebe and Otis Barton, whose legendary dives in the early 1930s paved the way for much subsequent research. Ballard's narrative takes on particular vigor when he describes, in fascinating detail, his team's search for the wreckage of the Titanic--a search that relied on intelligent guesswork as much as on hard evidence. The methods he and his colleagues used--employing, among other things, sophisticated remote-control craft--to find the unfortunate vessel ushered in a new era of deep-ocean research, a contribution in which Ballard takes justified pride. --Gregory McNamee

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                                    Until a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth's surface with an average depth of more than two miles--yet humans had never ventured more than a few hundred feet below the waves. One of the great scientific and archaeological feats of our time has been finally to cast light on the "eternal darkness" of the deep sea. This is the story of that achievement, told by the man who has done more than any other to make it possible: Robert Ballard.

                                    Ballard discovered the wreck of the Titanic. He led the teams that discovered hydrothermal vents and "black smokers"--cracks in the ocean floor where springs of superheated water support some of the strangest life-forms on the planet. He was a diver on the team that explored the mid-Atlantic ridge for the first time, confirming the theory of plate tectonics. Today, using a nuclear submarine from the U.S. Navy, he's exploring the ancient trade routes of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea for the remains of historic vessels and their cargo. In this book, he combines science, history, spectacular illustrations, and first-hand stories from his own expeditions in a uniquely personal account of how twentieth-century explorers have pushed back the frontiers of technology to take us into the midst of a world we could once only guess at.

                                    Ballard begins in 1930 with William Beebe and Otis Barton, pioneers of the ocean depths who made the world's first deep-sea dives in a cramped steel sphere. He introduces us to Auguste and Jacques Piccard, whose "Bathyscaph"descended in 1960 to the lowest point on the ocean floor. He reviews the celebrated advances made by Jacques Cousteau. He describes his own major discoveries--from sea-floor spreading to black smokers--as well as his technical breakthroughs, including the development of remote-operated underwater vehicles and the revolutionary search techniques that led to the discovery and exploration of the Titanic, the Nazi battleship Bismarck, ancient trading vessels, and other great ships.

                                    Readers will come away with a richer understanding of history, earth science, biology, and marine technology--and a new appreciation for the remarkable men and women who have explored some of the most remote and fascinating places on the planet.

                                    Customer Reviews:

                                    4 out of 5 stars Great Overview.......2007-06-28

                                    This is a great overview of deep-diving submersibles. It does a great job of developing the history of the submersible and its major contributions to science and the military. It also lays out the grounds for how Ballard sees the future of this technology. I enjoyed the descriptions of the discoveries of the Mid-Ocean Ridge and black smokers. I wish that he would have described the Titanic discovery in more detail. Sometimes I felt that he dumbed down some of the science to reach a younger crowd, but he still did an amazing job of leaving me wanting to know more about the deep ocean and what remains to be discovered.

                                    4 out of 5 stars Great book..........2007-01-09

                                    very interesting. Heard him speak at a conference and it was pretty much the verbal presentation of the book. A fascinating person and this book gives a great history of deep sea explorers...

                                    3 out of 5 stars Personal history aside, a pretty good book.......2006-01-02

                                    Dr. Ballard gives his account of discovering the wreck of the "Titanic," but he also fails to give credit where credit is due to many deepsea pioneers who made his work possible. I would've been happier with the book if there were less 'personal history' and more 'deepsea exploration.'

                                    5 out of 5 stars It's Science for the People........2004-01-27

                                    I had the privilege of listening to Dr. Ballard speak on some of his explorations. It was quite an honor because I remember when his team discovered the Titanic in 1985 and because of that discovery I have tried to keep up at least a popular know-how about science and technology. THE ETERNAL DARKNESS discusses some of the things Dr. Ballard spoke about when I heard him and some of the things I remember reading about when I was a kid.

                                    The book is basically a very brief history of deep-sea exploration that is divided into three parts. The first part deals with exploration up until the time of the submersible. There really isn't much about ancient exploration techniques because until the beginning of the 20th century, humankind really wasn't doing any deep-sea exploring. The book talks a lot about bathyscaphs and bathyspheres, things that I only vaguely remember from old Walt Disney cartoons.

                                    The second part of the book explores the discoveries made using submersibles. Ballard began his career near the beginning of the end of this age and it is in this section that he begins discussing many of his own personal voyages and discoveries, including those in the mountain ranges of the oceans.

                                    The third part of the book talks about the events in deep-sea exploring from about the early 1980s on with robotic vehicles doing most of the really deep work. In this part of the book, Ballard discusses other discoveries he was involved with including the Titanic.

                                    Personally, I found the book quite interesting. Ballard does seem to take a lot of credit for various discoveries and events, but he was actually there for the discoveries of those things or at least was a member of the team. This book probably isn't something that an expert in science would want to read (too easy), but it's great for the average Joe. If only all science books were as easy to read as this one.

                                    5 out of 5 stars Balancing the reviews: Another exceptional volume by Ballard.......2003-12-01

                                    The earlier reviews of The Eternal Darkness show the benefit of Amazon's review system. I get nothing for polishing Amazon's apple, but this company has transformed book selling in much the same way that Ballard took existing knowledge, technology, and organizational leadership and enthusiasm and converted them into historic discoveries on the ocean floor.

                                    As one with longtime personal acquaintance with Ballard's oceanographic work, I advise readers not to place credence in one carping, jealous critic. On the other hand, without Amazon's review system how else could one ever learn of the nuanced, knowledgeable critique of "Time Walker"?

                                    One noteworthy point is that beside his spectacular images and technical breakthroughs, Ballard is ever on the alert to new ideas and concepts. For example, he realized and has popularized the amazing resource that the Black Sea - which has no oxygen through most of its 2000 m depth - offers for finding new insights into ancient cultures. In this environment teredo worms and ordinary bacteria that destroy virtually all wood and metal are absent. The anaerobic bacteria that remain operate exceedingly slowly - offering the chance that even leather and sometimes paper might remain recoverable when wrecks are buried in mud.

                                    Because of the popularity of Ballard's work he has enjoyed support of powerful organizations, from the U.S. Navy to National Geographic. He uses these resources not to enrich himself as many others might do, but primarily to advance further explorations whose costs might otherwise be prohibitive.

                                    So enjoy the visual and the action in Ballard's book, and keep the mind open for the talk, and appreciate one of the large spirits of 20th Century and 21st Century science and exploration.
                                    The Eternal Darkness - a Personal History of Deep - Sea Exploration
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                                      The Eternal Darkness - a Personal History of Deep - Sea Exploration
                                      Robert D. Ballard
                                      Manufacturer: Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Hardcover
                                      ASIN: 1865082880
                                      More Deep Thoughts from Robert Ballard.(Review): An article from: American Scientist
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                                        More Deep Thoughts from Robert Ballard.(Review): An article from: American Scientist

                                        Manufacturer: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
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                                        Eternal Darkness, The : A Personal History of Deep Sea Exploration
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                                          Eternal Darkness, The : A Personal History of Deep Sea Exploration
                                          Robert -- Hively, Will Ballard
                                          Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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                                          Eternal Darkness, The : A Personal History of Deep-sea Exploration
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                                            Robert -- Hively, Will Ballard
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                                            Fuentes de Oñoro 1811: Wellington's liberation of Portugal (Campaign)
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                                            Fuentes de Oñoro 1811: Wellington's liberation of Portugal (Campaign)
                                            Rene Chartrand
                                            Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
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                                            Binding: Paperback

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                                            ASIN: 184176311X
                                            Release Date: 2002-02-25

                                            Book Description

                                            In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masséna's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles of Lisbon. Here the French encountered a massive line of fortifications stretching from the River Tagus to the sea. Built amid great secrecy and on Wellington's specific orders, these Lines of Torres Vedras were the French high-water mark. In February, with his army on the point of starvation, Masséna was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de Oñoro. This book examines this crucial campaign culminating in the hard-fought battle that finally drove the French from Portugal.

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                                            3 out of 5 stars An Unsatisfying Account.......2002-03-11

                                            Although René Chartrand has produced many fine volumes of military history for the Osprey Campaign series, he appears to be in a slump lately. His latest volume, Fuentes de Onoro 1811, picks up where his last volume Bussaco 1810 left off. Like Bussaco, Fuentes de Onoro is well-researched and well-written but essentially unsatisfying. Part of the fault might be attributed to the subject, which is one of the most dreary and futile campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars - it's hard to imagine anyone writing a gripping account about a poorly-led, half-starved French army stumbling through the mountains of Portugal and returning to Spain with its tail between its legs. However part of the fault also appears to lie in the rather slap-dash manner in which this account was written, particularly compared to Chartrand's earlier works on the French and Indian Wars.

                                            Fuentes de Onoro begins in standard Osprey format with a section sketching the origins of the campaign, the opposing plans and a chronology. The section on opposing leaders is far too brief and covers only French corps commanders and senior leaders like Picton and Crauford. Critical French commanders like Montbrun, Mermet, Marchand, Solignac and Ferrey and the British division commanders Spencer and Houston receive virtually no mention. Louis Montbrun, one of Napoleon's best cavalry leaders, deserves more than the single sentence he receives in this account. In particular, Chartrand should have mentioned that Montbrun led the amazing charge at Somosierra in 1808 and had served with distinction in the 1809 campaign in Austria. Information on Spencer, commander of the 1st Division at Fuentes de Onoro, might have been helpful; Spencer was a poor choice to command a critical position on the battlefield. Finally, the portrait of Massena presented here does not do justice to this once great marshal of France. Massena was an old 53 at Fuentes de Onoro while Wellington was 42. Three years before Fuentes de Onoro, Massena lost an eye in a hunting accident when he was accidentally shot by Napoleon (who blamed Berthier), and then fought despite injuries in the slug-fests at Aspern-Essling and Wagram in 1809. Chartrand might have been a bit more sympathetic; Massena needed a rest in 1810-1811, not a mission impossible with inadequate forces.

                                            The section on opposing armies, all 4 ½ pages of it, is totally inadequate. On the other hand, the order of battle provided in the appendix is excellent, with unit strengths provided for all units down to regimental-level. There are five 2-D maps (the Peninsula in 1810, troop movements in November 1810-March 1811, Massena's retreat, armies in the Peninsula in June 1811) and three 3-D "Birds-eye View" maps (the attack of Ferey's Division on 3 May 1811, and two maps of the main battle on 5 May 1811). Three excellent battle scenes are provided: an artillery position in the Lines of Torres Vedras, the charge of Montbrun's cavalry at Fuentes de Onoro and the British counterattack in Fuentes de Onoro). Chartrand provides bibliographical data, including archival sources in Portugal.

                                            The first 37 pages of the campaign narrative cover the Anglo-Portuguese construction of the Lines of Torres Vedras protecting Lisbon, and the French inability to penetrate these defenses. The success of the Lines of Torres Vedras should stand as a shining example for those armchair military strategists who espouse the "futility of fixed defenses" theory. Unfortunately, Chartrand provides very little information on Allied dispositions on the lines or the French probe at Sobral. Only one hard-to-read period map of the lines is provided, instead of a user-friendly modern 2-D map. Plenty of modern pictures of Portuguese scenery is provided but these do not allow a reader to appreciate the strength of these positions. Another aspect revealed in this section is the total failure of French intelligence concerning not only the lines but the terrain in Portugal, which impeded the French invasion.

                                            The actual battle of Fuentes de Onoro is covered in the last 28 pages. The fact that the French were able to surprise Wellington and crush his right flank with well-coordinated infantry and cavalry attacks, driving the British back 3 miles, is given less credit than Wellington's effort to refuse his crumpled flank divisions in order to form a new front. The French pushed back the British in a 2-1 odds attack using columns against lines but that doesn't seem to rate any analysis. There are many questions here but few answers. Why was French artillery so weak in this battle - which should have been addressed in the opposing armies section. Why were the French infantry divisions of Loison's corps unable to continue the attack against Wellington's refused flank? Why was Marshal Bessieres out of command control of his brigade of imperial cavalry at a critical moment in the battle? Why had the British not fortified and barricaded Fuentes de Onoro after the initial French attack on that town two days before the main battle?

                                            The author concludes that Fuentes de Onoro was a British victory since the French threat to Portugal was removed but an incomplete victory, since the Army of Portugal slipped away. Fuentes de Onoro is a difficult battle to evaluate. The French threat to Portugal ended before the battle because Massena had no answer to the Torres Vedras lines, so it is misleading to attribute strategic results to a battle that was close to a tactical draw. On the battlefield itself, the French failed to relieve the siege of Alameida or to cripple Wellington's army - which was Massena's immediate objectives - or even to seize Fuentes de Onoro. On the other hand, by turning and attacking, Massena did help restore morale in a French army that had only seen retreat and frustration for months. The ability of the French to mass cavalry and infantry columns probably impressed Wellington enough that the French were still dangerous opponents and view as a spoiling attack, Fuentes de Onoro probably helped to delay Wellington's invasion of Spain until 1812.
                                            Fuentes de Onoro 1811: Wellington's Liberation of Portugal (Praeger Illustrated Military History)
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                                              Fuentes de Onoro 1811: Wellington's Liberation of Portugal (Praeger Illustrated Military History)
                                              Rene Chartrand
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                                              ASIN: 0275986233

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                                              In the winter of 1809-10 Viscount Wellington, confronted by the prospect of facing formidable French forces in Spain without the aid of his Spanish allies, the construction of the massive defensive lines of Torres Vedras north of Lisbon. They consisted of a formidable three-line system of field earthworks and fortifications which stretched for some 30 miles from the coast to the river Tagus. Marshal Massena had been completely unaware of the existence of this massive line of defenses until he found himself confronted by them. Unable to find the key to unlock Wellington's fortifications, running out of food and with winter approaching Massena was faced with the prospect of watching his army starve where it stood. He had no choice but to withdraw into Spain. After a bitter winter of frontier skirmishing the French again took the offensive. Soult moved to Badjoz and Massena advanced to relieve Almeida which Wellington had invested. At Fuentes de Onoro Massena and Wellington's armies clashed in a hard fought contest. Wellington lost 1,800 men, Massna 2,700 but the French failed to break Wellington's siege and were forced to withdraw. Massena was relieved of his command in disgrace to be relieved by Marshal Marmont.
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