Brigadier Gerard Author:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack Tracy (Editor) Adored by women and feared by men, a master of disguise and derring do--Etienne Gerard is the most reckless, romantic officer in Napoleon's Grand Army. For years this swashbuckling adventurer has been unknown to millions. Now Brigadier Gerard, triumphant horseman and Hussar, pride of the creator of Sherlock Holmes, rides forth once more, aga... more »in onto the battlefields of love and war.
Over wine in a café, after 70 years, many spent planting cabbages, Brigadier Gerard recounts his youthful peak aged 25. He faced certain death at every turn, while outwitting enemies of France. "Vive l'Emperor!" he cried across Europe. He knew his Hussar cavalry "rascals" would follow him, the best swordsman, rider, and wooer of ladies whether in Venice or Russia.« less