Waterloo

Waterloo

In time for the bicentennial in 2015, a veteran historian brings the campaign and battle, its armies and their commanders, to fresh and vivid life in his brilliant new military history of one of the key battles in world history.
Wellington remarked that Waterloo was â‚¬Å“a damned nice thing,â‚¬Â meaning uncertain or finely balanced. He was right. For his part, Napoleon reckoned â‚¬Å“the English are bad troops and this affair is nothing more than eating breakfast.â‚¬Â He was wrongâ‚¬â€¢and this gripping and dramatic narrative history shows just how wrong.

Fought on Sunday, June 18th, 1815, by some 220,000 men over rain-sodden ground in what is now Belgium, the Battle of Waterloo brought an end to twenty-three years of almost continual war between imperial France and her enemies. A decisive defeat for Napoleon and a hard-won victory for the Allied armies of the Duke of Wellington and the Prussians, led by the stalwart Marshal Blucher, it brought about the French emperorâ‚¬s final exile to St. Helena and cleared the way for Britain to become the dominant military power in the world.

The Napoleonic Wars are a source of endless fascination and this authoritative volume provides a wide and colorful window into this all-important climatic battle. 16 pages of color and B&W photographs
Country USA
Brand Pegasus Books
Manufacturer Pegasus Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 16 pages of color and B&W photographs
ReleaseDate 2014-12-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781605986524

Country	USA
Brand	Pegasus Books
Manufacturer	Pegasus Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	16 pages of color and B&W photographs
ReleaseDate	2014-12-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781605986524

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