tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post6054194719307458705..comments2023-12-26T17:07:06.724+08:00Comments on Avon Napoleonic Fellowship: Book Review: Osprey Battlelines Borodino 1812Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-38237851942992874162013-05-30T13:25:54.270+08:002013-05-30T13:25:54.270+08:00Spot on Peter; "a missed opportunity" is...Spot on Peter; "a missed opportunity" is how I consider it, but worth the *huge* outlay nonetheless. Hopefully a mere taste of more to come though.<br /><br />Actually they do have a bit of the 1812 overture, in the final 'chapter', "After The Battle", in the section called 'Retreat and Aftermath'. It goes for about 5 seconds and is, you guessed it, the beginning of the final climax of the overture... but no guns!James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8493556920707083758.post-70154157472751534962013-05-30T11:08:39.489+08:002013-05-30T11:08:39.489+08:00Thanks for the review, James. I saw this one annou...Thanks for the review, James. I saw this one announced on TMP, and was curious about it. <br /><br />Sounds like the price is very reasonable and probably worth what you pay for it, but not much more than that. On the one hand it is good to see them move into new media; OTOH, it is disappointing to see them make less than inspired use of the capabilities. I take it there is no audio, either. Although written much later, a sound track of the 1812 overture would be welcome, I'd think... or even better some period French and Russian military music, bugle calls, etc!<br /><br />PeterGonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.com