The Battle Book 2/3

The battle has been joined. On this first day, Massena desperately holds onto Aspern, the French cavalry charges again and again, but the Emperor cannot seem to break the Austrians. Louis-Francois, stuck on the wrong side of the only available bridge, impatiently waits for repairs to conclude. Not only are his official messages delayed, but he's also dying to send news to Miss Krauss in Vienna. However, his friend Stendhal, who's remained with the beautiful Austrian lady, makes some upsetting discoveries …

Patrick Rambaud is a veteran author who calculated having written over 100,000 pages over his long career, and now sits on the prestigious Goncourt Academy. Frédéric Richaud is a multi-talented individual who's written biographies, novels and several bande dessinée scripts. Ivan Gil, a Spanish artist and art teacher, was long a miniature designer.