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Critical acclaim for Waterloo: New Perspectives The Great Battle Reappraised. "[T]he most important study of the Waterloo Campaign to have appeared in print for 150 years." -The Napoleonic Society of America. "A meticulously detailed account of the Battle of Waterloo that sets right some of the errors and omissions of facts committed by earlier contemporary authors -recommended." -Library Journal. "A superior account of the campaign-free of nationalist bias, thoroughly researched, and clearly written."-Booklist "A thoughtful and dispassionate examination of the battle that brought Napoleon's power to an end ...a valuable addition to anyone's Napoleonic shelf." -The Washington Times.… (plus d'informations)
This interesting version details the contributions and short-comings from all the sides and Nationalities involved in the battle without overly bias and prejudice. The important contribution of the Prussian army in providing that knock out blow was highlighted. ( )
A good book, if controversial. The author is blinded by Napoleon, and demonizes his enemies. Much new data here, but some of it appears to lack documentation. ( )
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This book is dedicated to my wife, Sally-Ann, and my sons, Oliver and Magnus
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Introduction No one Englishman, not even the Duke of Wellington himself, has had so great an infuence on the English-language historiography of the Battle of Waterloo as Captain William Siborne.
Chapter 1 By 1814, the Emperor Napoleon had ruled France absolutely for fourteen years.
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Napoleon was taken to the island of St. Helena, as a virus to be isolated from Europe. There he wrote what indeed could have been his own epitaph: 'If I hanged just two more men, Talleyrand and Fouché, I would still be on the throne today.'
Critical acclaim for Waterloo: New Perspectives The Great Battle Reappraised. "[T]he most important study of the Waterloo Campaign to have appeared in print for 150 years." -The Napoleonic Society of America. "A meticulously detailed account of the Battle of Waterloo that sets right some of the errors and omissions of facts committed by earlier contemporary authors -recommended." -Library Journal. "A superior account of the campaign-free of nationalist bias, thoroughly researched, and clearly written."-Booklist "A thoughtful and dispassionate examination of the battle that brought Napoleon's power to an end ...a valuable addition to anyone's Napoleonic shelf." -The Washington Times.
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