Waterloo
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THE GREATEST OF BATTLES
The defining military engagement of the nineteenth century. The epic battle that forever ended one man’s dreams of a European empire unified under his rule.
THE GREATEST OF RIVALS
Weaving together an immense array of original sources to reveal personalities, forces and nations, this epoch-defining conflict would ultimately be remembered for the showdown between two of history’s most legendary commanders: the Duke of Wellington, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT
Divided into three parts, Christopher Hibbert masterfully depicts first Napoleon and his rise to power, then a portrait of Wellington and the allied armies, and lastly the steps leading up to and the battle itself, the final clash on the fields of Waterloo.
A gripping, succinct and panoramic survey of this legendary battle, the history surrounding the conflict, and the personalities that defined both the battle itself, and a generation.
- Author - Christopher Hibbert
- Series / Key Character - n/a
- Illustrated - No
- Age range - Adult
- ISBN - 9781800325975
- Publisher - Canelo History
- Date - 2021
- Format - Paperback
- Approx. size - 20 x 13 x 2.1 cm
- Weight - 260g
- No. of pages - 342
- RRP - £9.99