THE MILITARY LIFE OF GENERAL FOY BASED ON HIS LETTERS AND JOURNALS 1798-1819

Based on Foy's journal, often written in the immediate aftermath of the events he describes, this book gives an honest look into the mind of one of the few French generals to emerge from the Peninsular War with his reputation enhanced. Includes numerous letters and reports to provide not only a biography of Foy but a very different perspective of the Napoleonic wars.Contains 2 facsimile letters, 24 maps, and plans.