Waterloo
four days that changed europe's destiny
$28.16
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2015
Summary
Waterloo: The Muddy Truth of Victory
‘A fabulous story, superbly told’ Max Hastings
The bloodbath at Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over twenty years. It also finished the career of the charismatic Napoleon Bonaparte. It ensured the final liberation of Germany and the restoration of the old European monarchies, and it represented one of very few defeats for the glorious French army, most of whose soldiers remained devoted to their Emper…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349123011 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349123012 |
| Author: | Tim Clayton |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 33mm |
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Critics Review
Magnificent and magisterial - Literary Review
A quite brilliant piece of meticulous historical detective work … I have no doubt that this book will become a classic - Scotland on SundayClayton makes the fog of war central to the narrative; we are pitched into the chaos and din of Waterloo … We experience it as Wellington or Napoleon or an ordinary soldier would have done - Daily TelegraphStirring … a fabulous story, superbly told - Sunday TimesTim Clayton not only gives a masterful account of the battle that changed the face of Europe but also sets it in its proper context … Clayton manages the difficult trick in military history of providing a blow-by-blow account without losing the flow of the narrative - ExpressAbout The Author
Tim Clayton
Tim Clayton was educated at Cambridge University where he specialised in the graphic satire of James Gillray. He is the award winning and bestselling author of a number of books on naval and military history, including the winner of the 2008 Mountbatten Literary Award, Tars, and the critically acclaimed Trafalgar. Tim is also an Associate Fellow of the University of Warwick and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He is currently working at the British Museum as co-curator of the exhibition Bonaparte and the British, which will be shown in 2015 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
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