Napoleon And The Campaign Of 1815 : Waterloo: Napoleon And The Campaign Of 1815 : Waterloo - Softcover

Houssaye, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845741528 ISBN 13: 9781845741525

Publisher: Naval and Military Press, 2009

Synopsis

The Waterloo campaign, short as it was, was epic in its scope, encompassing as it did the downfall of the great Napoleon; the one and only clash between Bonaparte and Wellington, and the inauguration of a century ( give or take short localised wars) of general European peace. And Waterloo has left plenty of material for historians to argue over: why did Wellington not aid his Prussian ally Blucher at Ligny? Why did Marshal Ney do nothing on the morning of Quatre- Bras? Why was Napoleon so uncharacteristically lethargic on the eve of Waterloo? What happened to Marshal Grouchy ( deputed to keep off the Prussians) on the day of Waterloo? These and many other strategic matters are fully considered by Henry Houssayed in this second volume of his two-volume classic history of Napoleon’s penultimate (1814, France) and ultimate campaigns. Illustrated by finely drawn battle maps, this is one that will keep Napoleonic addicts arguing for a long time yet.

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval and Military Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845741528
• ISBN 13: 9781845741525
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490