The Battle of Znaim

"The book is exceptionally well-organized and crafted, with Gill's sparkling prose explaining events with a smooth mixture of novel-like heat and cool analysis." ~Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

"John Gill is the premier English-language expert on the War of 1809. His Thunder on the Danube trilogy is the best scholarly treatment of this middle war between the high watermarks of 1805 and 1807 and the disaster of 1812. Little known and forgotten in the Anglosphere, the War of 1809 was nevertheless brutal, remarkable, and possibly Napoleon’s greatest triumph during his stint as Emperor of France and de facto hegemon of Europe….  Znaim is a worthy single-volume study of the War of 1809 and its culminating peace on a dreary July day after months of fighting and blood-stained fields. There is a little bit of everything that a Napoleonic enthusiast, amateur, or general historical reader might wish for. Court politics. Brilliant maneuvers. Terrible battles. Roaring cannons. Individual courage. Politics."
~MinervaWisdom.com