Wellington at Waterloo

Wellington at Waterloo
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Publisher : Frontline Books
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9781848325869
ISBN-13 : 184832586X
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Wellington at Waterloo by : Jac Weller

Download or read book Wellington at Waterloo written by Jac Weller and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2010-10-18 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jac Weller studies every move and counter-move of the battle, recreating not only the actions and tactics of the two great leaders but the epic engagements and clashes between the troops themselves that were pivotal for the victory or defeat. The author also studies the related battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny. He takes the reader with him onto the battlefield of Waterloo, a terrain whose features are still recongnisable today, and which is bought to life for the reader by detailed maps and by the authors vivid and riveting descriptions of the progress of the fighting.This completely original approach, appreciated by the Times Literary Supplement on the books first publication, strikes as fresh today, and this new edition, with an introduction specially written for it by the author, will be eagerly read by military enthusiasts and general reader alike.


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