tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353129101527546927.post7620823843325622888..comments2023-10-17T07:07:09.072-07:00Comments on Conversations With Dead People: Wellington - Commander (Book #36)Susanna Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16149293228696867804noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353129101527546927.post-51058262946592897772008-04-10T09:44:00.000-07:002008-04-10T09:44:00.000-07:00I'm definitely with you on that aspect of Napoleon...I'm definitely with you on that aspect of Napoleon, especially since from all I've read of him, he was fairly callous about the amount of death his choices caused. I'd have to look up the exact quote, but in the aftermath of one of his big battles, someone commented on the death toll, and he said, "The women of Paris can replace those men in a single night." Ugh.<BR/><BR/>I'd far rather serve under Wellington, who had his obnoxiously elitist side but wasn't quite so profligate with his soldiers' lives!Susanna Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149293228696867804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353129101527546927.post-57834316224407188222008-04-10T05:57:00.000-07:002008-04-10T05:57:00.000-07:00I'm another who doesn't get the Napoleon mania tho...I'm another who doesn't get the Napoleon mania though I come from it from a different angle. I don't feel knowledgeable enough to debate military matters. But when I read sources on Waterloo that emphasize what a personal tragedy it was for Napoleon, all I can think of is the tens of thousands killed on both sides and their families.<BR/><BR/>As for being obsessed, don't worry. I think I've read just about every published secondary source on the 95th Rifles and now I'm working my way through the journals and diaries--and this is just for hero backstory! Shall we just call this diligent research? :)Elena Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749758470132192569noreply@blogger.com