Jena 1806: Napoleon destroys Prussia (Campaign, 20)

A revamping of the original print that came out in the early 90s, but not too far removed from its origins, this book comes with a flashier cover, and more dramatic jacket than the original 'standing at attention' templates we have so come to know and love. Osprey Military Books has been putting out amazing, reliable, and entertaining line of material for more years than I can remember. The books are well-researched and written, with wonderful coloured templates, original etchings, and pictures of relics and historical sites and places of import.JENA 1806 is one of the CAMPAIGN Series in the Osprey collection, and it is in a word - Amazing! There are 96 pages covering everything from: The Origins of the Campaign, The Opposing Commanders & their forces, their battle plans, and then coverage of the Campaign itself. It goes on to discuss the Aftermath of the battle and, as well as what the battlefield looks like today. It provides information for 'Further Reading', and for the die-hards out there, it also furnishes how to Play Jena as a War-Game. It even recaps with a list of the Chronology of the battle in bold, crisp print.The text is well written, easy and enjoyable to follow. The book is ripe with illustrations, both historical and contemporary, as well as maps, three dimensional diagrams of the battlefields, and illustrations all throughout.There are contemporary templates of the soldiers uniforms, as well as colored maps and charts with troop movement and battle locales.This book is perfect for both the experienced and well-versed, and the interested first timer approaching the subject. JENA 1806: NAPOLEON DESTROYS PRUSSIA is just one more superior piece of military literature that Osprey can claim as their own - and should - with pride.A side note: as a Painter of Napoleonic Miniatures, and interested historian, this book is an excellent source of information that can be used in tandem with many of the OSPREY Men-At-Arms books on the Napoleon uniforms.

This is another in the Osprey "Campaign" series. As with others in the series, the book is brief and filled with illustrations, maps, the order of battle (the structure of the two armies with commanders' names associated with units described, e.g., corps and divisions), and so on.This is the tale of Napoleon's war against the Prussians, led by their king. Frederick-William III (at least in a titular or nominal sense). Napoleon moved quickly with his army to take on the Prussians at Jena and Auerstadt. The dysfunction of the Prussian command structure is told well (including the role of Frederick-Williams' strong willed wife).There were actually two battles--one at Jena, with Napoleon leading the bulk of his forces against one element in the Prussian army. The second was fought at Auerstadt, with Davout's corps taking on a large part of the Prusssian army. In both cases, French forces triumphed. The book does a nice job illustrating the dynamics of the battle, with a series of maps that show how combat emerged and evolved. In the process, one gets a good sense of how the well trained French forces could make maneuvers and change formations quickly and efficiently. One substory is the poor performance by Marshal Bernadotte. He did not go to the aid of Davout when the latter asked for help. And his full corps got to Jena too late to have an impact.The story continues after the decisive defeat of the Prussians at Jena and Auerstadt. Napoleon dogged them on their retreat (and Bernadotte performed much better here), essentially wrecking the Prussian army. In the process, future events were foreshadowed, including General Blucher's anger toward Napoleon [made good at Waterloo] and Bernadotte's rise to become King of Sweden.Overall, a very strong addition to the "Campaign" series.

This is a great source for the Battle of Jena in 1806. The art is well done. The maps are very good and historically accurate. The book came in perfect condition.

No issues.

Great diagrams to help understand how this battle shaped up. An ancestor fought on the Prussian side, and as a genealogist this was helpful in visualizing what this guy must have experienced.

Exactly as described