Books like Napoleon's Marshals

Must-have resource for Napoleonic War aficionados. This is not a work about the marshalate itself. Rather it is 26 separate essays by individual authors about the 26 men selected as marshals by Napoleon. The essays run about 30 pages long for notables like Davout and Lannes down to 15 for lesser-knowns like Victor and Perignon. The essays are surface level treatments running from youth to death, so no one incident is treated in depth. Also, each essay concludes with a description of the marshal's hallmark military engagement (n0t always a victorious one!). In total, this collection offers an interesting overview of the competing military and political challenges of the era. There are also several handy appendices on the French republican calendar and the French military rank structure.