Waterloo: June 18, 1815: The Battle for Modern Europe (Making History) - Softcover

Roberts, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060762152 ISBN 13: 9780060762155

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2006

Synopsis

June 18, 1815, was one of the most momentous days in world history, marking the end of twenty-two years of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. On the bloody battlefield of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon and his hastily formed legions clashed with the Anglo-Allied armies led by the Duke of Wellington -- the only time the two greatest military strategists of their age faced each other in combat.

With precision and elegance, Andrew Roberts sets the political, strategic, and historical scene, providing a breathtaking account of each successive stage of the battle while also examining new evidence that reveals exactly how Napoleon was defeated. Illuminating, authoritative, and engrossing, Waterloo is a masterful work of history.

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Review:

"A small masterpiece. Waterloo is a military history of a high order."--John Lukacs, author of Five Days in London

"Andrew Roberts has produced the most convincing description of that fearsome day I have ever read."--Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times

A small masterpiece. Waterloo is a military history of a high order. --John Lukacs, author of Five Days in London"

Andrew Roberts has produced the most convincing description of that fearsome day I have ever read. --Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times"

The Guardian:

"The battle remains one of the most extraordinary of all times...a useful summary"

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060762152
• ISBN 13: 9780060762155
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160