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Four Days in June: Waterloo: a Battle for Honour and Glory
by Gale, Iain
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- ISBN 10
- 0007201052
- ISBN 13
- 9780007201051
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About This Item
London: Harper Collins, 2006. New book, 369 pages. In his first powerful novel of men at war, Iain Gale draws the scene, the devestation, the stench of war, with such vitality that, though the outcome is known, the tension of war comes vividly to life. Colonel De Lancey, Wellinton's new Quartermaster-General, recently married and yearning for his beautiful wife. Colonel MacDonnell, a Scot who must hold his post to the last man. General Ziethen of the Prussian Army, distrustful of the British but vital to their cause. Marshal Ney, mistrusted by Napoleon but revered by the French soldiers, and Napoleon, who must prove his worth as a great warrior for the glory of France.. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
A remarkable debut novel, 'Four Days in June' is an imaginative but accurate reconstruction of five men – all real figures – five points of view, and four days of one of the world's most famous battles.Four days in June, 1815. Five men, three armies, on the fields of Waterloo. A battle for honour, glory, civilisation. And two great leaders, Napoleon and Wellington, in direct confrontation for the first time, to take their nations to victory. General De Lancey, Wellington's new Quartermaster-General, recently married and yearning for his beautiful wife. Colonel MacDonnell, a Scot who must hold his post to the last man. General Ziethen of the Prussian army, distrustful of the British but vital to their cause. Marshall Ney, mistrusted by Napoleon but revered by the French soldiers. And Napoleon, who must prove his worth as a great warrior for the glory of France. As the battle develops over the four days, it is seen through the very different positions and characters of the front men. From the eve of the battle to its bloody conclusion, there is defiance, desperation and great courage on both sides. Iain Gale, in his first novel, draws the scene, the devastation, the stench of war, with such vitality that, though the outcome is known, the tension of war comes vividly to life.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001584
- Title
- Four Days in June: Waterloo: a Battle for Honour and Glory
- Author
- Gale, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- ISBN 10
- 0007201052
- ISBN 13
- 9780007201051
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NAPOLEONIC WATERLOO FICTION ENGLISH BRITISH REDCOAT 1815
- Bookseller catalogs
- Napoleonic History;
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