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Waterloo: The Battle That Brought Down Napoleon
Jeremy Black
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Description for Waterloo: The Battle That Brought Down Napoleon
Paperback. A masterly and concise reinterpretation of one of the seminal events in modern history, by one of the world's foremost military historians. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
A masterly and concise reinterpretation of one of the seminal events in modern history, by one of the world's foremost military historians. 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 ... Read more
A masterly and concise reinterpretation of one of the seminal events in modern history, by one of the world's foremost military historians. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
216g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848312333
SKU
V9781848312333
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About Jeremy Black
Jeremy Black is professor of History at the University of Exeter and is one of the world's leading military historians. The author of over seventy books, especially on eighteenth century British politics and international relations, Black graduated from Queens' College, Cambridge, and did postgraduate work at St John's and Merton at Oxford.
Reviews for Waterloo: The Battle That Brought Down Napoleon
A splendidly lucid account that places the Battle of Waterloo squarely in its proper historical context.
Andrew Roberts An immensely stimulating book that makes the reader consider the great battle afresh - an exhilarating ride.
War Books Review A wonderful example of a micro-history of one battle, re-contextualised as a decisive battle in the history of Europe but ... Read more
Andrew Roberts An immensely stimulating book that makes the reader consider the great battle afresh - an exhilarating ride.
War Books Review A wonderful example of a micro-history of one battle, re-contextualised as a decisive battle in the history of Europe but ... Read more