The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, (Hardcover)

from dulac3

What do you get if you take Flashman, remove the streak of yellow from his back and make at least some of the adventures ones entered into knowingly by the participant? Why, you get Brigadier Etienne Gerard, of course! Gerard is a creation of Arthur Conan Doyle, sadly languishing in the shadows w...

from john257hopper

These eight stories concern the humorous (but also sometimes quite horrific) exploits of the Brigadier in the French army under Napoleon. Gerard is intensely loyal to his master to the last, but overestimates his own bravery and intelligence, with results often very funny to the reader. The stori...

from nx74defiant

Fun adventures of Gerard. He is the greatest swordsman, as he will gladly tell you. He is completely devoted to Napoleon. Things don't quite work out the way he expects.

from Castlelass

Eight interrelated short stories featuring protagonist Brigadier Etiennne Gerard, an officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He narrates tales of his escapades looking back on them many years later. Gerard is quite the hero – just ask him! The Brigadier is a great character. He i...

from markbstephenson

Was Brigadier Gerard the original of Inspector Clousseau?Very vivid, action-packed and amusing.