Waterloo
The French Perspective
$58.23
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2019
Summary
The story of the Battle of Waterloo—of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blücher, and their allied armies—is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of intensive research and the publication of hundreds of books and articles on the battle, the French perspective and many of the primary French sources are under-represented in the written record. So it is high time this weakness in the literature—and in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526752505 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526752506 |
| Author: | Andrew W. Field |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 554g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
While there has been a relative deluge of books on the Waterloo campaign and battle from the British Perspective and a significant number in recent years covering the Prussian operations, until now one had to know French to understand Napoleon’s Army and the hows and whys of its actions in the campaign. Andrew Field has filled that hole…Field’s extensive use of French soldiers’ accounts makes clear how close the French came to winning both battles….after reading one understands why Wellington called Waterloo “the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life, ” and gains an appreciation for the exploits of Napoleon’s Armee du Nord in 1815…“– “The NYMAS Review”
Andrew W. Field
Andrew Field MBE is a former British army officer whose travels around the world have given him a unique opportunity to explore battlefields from ancient history to present times. He has always harboured a special fascination for the Napoleonic Wars. In particular he has reassessed Napoleon’s campaigns in 1814 and 1815, and has carried out extensive research into Wellington’s battles in the Peninsula. His books include Talavera: Wellington’s First Victory in Spain, Prelude to Waterloo: Quatre Bras, Grouchy’s Waterloo: The Battles of Ligny and Wavre and Waterloo: Rout and Retreat: The French Perspective.
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