Waterloo: The Decisive Victory - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472801040 ISBN 13: 9781472801043

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The bicentenary of the battle of Waterloo is the ideal opportunity for a highly illustrated and authoritative examination of this pivotal battle.

About this title

About the Author

Colonel Nicolas (Nick) Lipscombe MSc FRHistS served for 34 years in the British Army. He is an accomplished historian, author and lecturer. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2016. His works include the award-winning Peninsular War Atlas and Concise History, Wellington's Guns, Wellington Invades France, the official Waterloo 200 Bicentenary compendium, Wellington's Eastern Front and most recently, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1639-51. He is a tutor at the University of Oxford, Department of Continuing Education and an active member of numerous historical societies. He lives in Oxford.

From the Back Cover

Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, this lavishly illustrated volume looks at all the different aspects of the 100-day campaign which has become synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars and saw the eventual defeat of Napoleon s French forces. Ten articles by internationally renowned historians examine the battle from different angles, from the microcosm of the bitter fighting for the fortified farmhouse of Hougoumont through to a wider perspective of the 100-day campaign in its entirety. The official publication of the Waterloo 200 organization, slipcased and highly collectible, Waterloo The Decisive Victory offers a unique and authoritative history of one of the most important battles in world history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472801040
• ISBN 13: 9781472801043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Lipscombe Colonel Nick