This method has undeniable flaws: it leads to further exaggerate the similarities between always special situations, it omits altogether everything that does not fit into the framework (as is the battle of Seneffe goes out the window here). But in the case of this book it, the more exasperating is the general lack of application of the author. We thus find large quotes (sometimes several pages on) of Napoleon, the Duke of Aumale, Guibert or Ramsay on campaigns and battles of Conde and Turenne, which significantly reduces the originality that would expect of such a book. Abuse of quotes such as the book looks like a collection of texts ... We note in passing that the sources of Camon are meager, and that his use of the abundant quotations, author only rarely venture to the analysis. Chapters devoted to the doctrine of the French army of the eighteenth century and those that deal with certain campaigns of Turenne sometimes not exceed 3 pages ...
The idea of the author, very simple, summarized in a few lines: Condé always runs to the enemy, he attacks by combining a flowing attack and a frontal attack against an enemy wing combined. Turenne has rather a campaign system by dislodging the enemy maneuver without risking the battle, making it say Camon is well below the bold Conde. These simple ideas are interesting; unfortunately, they deserved more development, although it is mainly Turenne suffers.
The book has a few cards - often inaccurate - the theater, and some reproductions of period prints evoking the battles of Conde. These are actually quite readable, especially that of the battle of Fribourg. But it is clear from all this a sense of sloppy aggravated the account of the part of the author is actually quite small.
In summary, this book proves quite disappointing, and highlights a dire limitations of the methodology followed by General Camon. Doubt is the same as it ends up asking questions about the rigor of general in the studies he devoted to his favorite subject (Napoleon). Unfortunately, there are few books dealing with the same subject; So we can be satisfied with this one gives us to know - but a bit superficial - the genius of Conde and Turenne. It is, somehow, a little book of initiation, far short of the comprehensive and rigorous study that one would expect from a general historian. But since we have here primarily covers of earlier writers, I recommend instead to directly read the authors cited by Camon, foremost among which Ramsay, who highly accurate air and me who, moreover, founded his account of the archives of Turenne.
A buy only if you have nothing else to put in their mouths (unfortunately there is not much on the military exploits of Condé and Turenne bookstore) ...
