| Description |
415 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
"Waterloo 200: 1815-2015, a defining moment in European history" -- title |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. The Waterloo camapign : the strategic background / Jeremy Black -- 2. The battles of ligny and Quatre bras : napolean's lost opportunities / Julian Spilsbury -- 3. The commanders/ Philip Haythornthwaite -- 4. The battle : the armies, their weapons and tactics / Mark Adkin -- 5. Waterloo eyewitnesses : different perspectives / Natalia Griffon de Pleineville -- 6. Hougoumont and la Haye Sainte : points d'appui or pivotal bastions? / Nick Lipscombe -- 7. The cavalry charges / Ian Fletcher -- 8. The Prussian army at Waterloo / Charles Esdaile -- 9. La Garde Recule! napolean's last throw of the dice / Andrew Field -- 10. The legacy of Waterloo : War and politics in Europe in the 19th century / Huw Davies. |
| Subject |
Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815.
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| Added Author |
Lipscombe, Nick, 1958- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781472801043 (hc.) |
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1472801040 (hc.) |
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