Waterloo : The Battle that Brought Down Napoleon
by Black, Jeremy
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London: Icon Books, 2011. 1st ed. thus. As New. small octavo. stiff wrappers 236pp., maps, notes, reading list, index, ÔThe seven-year campaign that saved Europe from Napoleon told by those who were there. What made Arthur Duke of Wellington the military genius who was never defeated in battle. In the vivid narrative style that is his trademark, Peter Snow recalls how Wellington evolved from a backward, sensitive schoolboy into the aloof but brilliant commanderÕ
Synopsis
The battle on Sunday 18th June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium was to be Napoleon's greatest triumph - but it ended in one of the greatest military upsets of all time. Waterloo became a legend overnight and remains one of the most argued-over battles in history. Lord Wellington immortally dubbed it 'the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life,' but the British victory became iconic, a triumph of endurance that ensured a 19th century world in which Britain played the key role; it was also a defining moment for the French, bringing Napoleon I's reign to an end and closing the second Hundred Years' War. Alongside the great drama and powerful characters, Jeremy Black gives readers a fascinating look at where this battle belongs in the larger story of the tectonic power shifts in Europe, and the story of military modernisation. The result is a revelatory view of Waterlo's place in the broader historical arc. 'A splendidly lucid account that places the Battle of Waterloo squarely in its proper historical context.' Andrew Roberts 'A wonderful example of a micro-history of one battle, re-contextualised as a decisive battle in the history of Europe but also, and more crucially, as a landmark in the history of warfare.' Military History Journal
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- Title
- Waterloo : The Battle that Brought Down Napoleon
- Author
- Black, Jeremy
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. thus
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- small octavo
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