Pierre Burns of Maryland has served as an officer in Napoleon's Grande Armée for a year and a half, fighting France's enemies in France, England and Austria, as well as a more personal war in the back alleys of European cities against British assassins determined to kill him.Now, deep in enemy territory, Pierre continues his battle against his personal enemies, turning the tables on them and pursuing them across Bavaria and Austria, always one step behind them, until he meets them i...

The First in a new series following the adventures of Burns through the Napoleonic wars to the climatic battle of Waterloo.Pierre Burns of Baltimore, Maryland, was brought up to hate the English but thought he would never be able to do anything about it. Now in early 1804, stranded on a French shore in the midst the Napoleonic Army that is preparing to invade England, Burns has been given his chance as an aide-de-camp to Marshal Michael Ney. In French uniform but still an outsider, ...

Pierre Burns of Maryland has served as an officer in Napoleon's Grande Armée for a year and a half, fighting France's enemies in France, England and Austria, as well as a more personal war in the back alleys of European cities against British assassins determined to kill him.Now, deep in enemy territory, Pierre continues his battle against his personal enemies, turning the tables on them and pursuing them across Bavaria and Austria, always one step behind them, until he meets them ...

Highly entertaining, well researched and original in thought. It has the makings of aclassic to be placed alongside Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventures ofGerard," and David Johnson's "The Proud Canaries."Mark Schneider, Historian at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation whohas portrayed Napoleon Bonaparte internationally and on the History Channel.Pierre Burns may have been born in Maryland and served on ships, but in 1805 he is part of the most famo...

The first in a new series following the adventures of Pierre Burns through the Napoleonic wars to the climactic battle of Waterloo.Pierre Burns of Baltimore, Maryland, was brought up to hate the English but thought he would never be able to do anything about it. Now in early 1804, stranded on a French shore in the midst of Napoleon's Army that is preparing to invade England, Burns has been given his chance as an aide-de-camp to Marshal Michel Ney. In French uniform but still an out...

The first in a new series following the adventures of Pierre Burns through the Napoleonic wars to the climactic battle of Waterloo.Pierre Burns of Baltimore, Maryland, was brought up to hate the English but thought he would never be able to do anything about it. Now in early 1804, stranded on a French shore in the midst of Napoleon's Army that is preparing to invade England, Burns has been given his chance as an aide-de-camp to Marshal Michel Ney. In French uniform but still an out...