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18%OFFMike Robinson - The Battle of Quatre Bras 1815 - 9780752457604 - V9780752457604
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The Battle of Quatre Bras 1815

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Description for The Battle of Quatre Bras 1815 Paperback. Quatre Bras was the battle that turned a campaign - a tale of triumph and disaster. This book combines the testimony with a study of the topography of the battlefield and knowledge of Napoleonic warfare to tell the story of a battle where commanders made errors of omission and commission and where cowardice rubbed shoulders with heroism. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.

Major Richard Llewellyn, who fought at Quatre Bras, wrote in 1837 that, 'Had it not been so closely followed by the... victory of Waterloo, perhaps the gallant exploits and unexampled bravery that marked that day would... have excited even more admiration than was actually associated with it.'

This book stands out from the wealth of Napoleonic literature in that it is the first English-language account to focus solely on the battle of Quatre Bras. It is based upon extensive research and in many cases unpublished personal accounts from all participating countries, as well as a detailed topographic, aerial survey of the ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752457604
SKU
V9780752457604
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Ref
99-10

About Mike Robinson
Mike Robinson has studied the Waterloo campaign for thirty years, eight of which have been devoted to this book. He combines television work and writing with a career in business.

Reviews for The Battle of Quatre Bras 1815
A work of impressive scholarship … meticulously but not excessively referenced … well-mapped and beautifully illustrated – The book deserves a place on the shelves with the great historians of the battle of the first rank which followed it.
The Spectator

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