Discover how timing, orders, and leadership decided key moments at Quatre Bras and Ligny.
This concise study analyzes the decisions and command choices that shaped the Waterloo campaign. It focuses on the shifts in strategy during the battles around Quatre Bras and Ligny, tracing how orders, timing, and individual actions influenced the outcome.
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the strategic blunder of Napoleon's Waterloo campaign, focusing on 15th June 1815's passage of the Sambre, an event often overlooked by historians in their rush to recount the famous battle that followed. The author provides a detailed account of the day's skirmishes at Frasnes and Gilly, highlighting the military maneuvers of both sides. The text further analyzes Napoleon's ultimate failure, not at Waterloo, but at Ligny, tracing the series of miscommunications, poor decisions, and misconceptions that led to the downfall of the French army. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781527732940_0
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Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781527732940
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781527732940
Quantity: 15 available