An English general offers us the biography of one of Napoleon’s most prestigious generals. The author invites us to follow André Masséna from his birth to his death. A fascinating work, well-documented. This is a soldier’s book where attention to detail, weaponry, men, and equipment allows the reader to place themselves precisely on the battlefield. Masséna followed Bonaparte then Napoleon I, the two men did not really like each other.
André Masséna was a soldier, and this book, the tribute of another soldier, is very valuable for understanding this period of our history and especially the adventure of the Iberian Peninsula where neither the Spaniards nor, even less, the Portuguese (traditional allies of England) accepted the French yoke of the great army. Masséna left behind the memory of a great military leader. Even Wellington, as a gentleman, appreciated his adversary and his merit.
Thierry Jan
