June 18, 1815, was one of the most momentous days in world history, marking the end of twenty-two years of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. On the bloody battlefield of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon and his hastily formed legions clashed with the Anglo-Allied armies led by the Duke of Wellington — the only time the two greatest military strategists of their age faced each other in combat.
With precision and elegance, Andrew Roberts sets the political, strategic, and historical scene, providing a breathtaking account of each successive stage of the battle while also examining new evidence that reveals exactly how Napoleon was defeated. Illuminating, authoritative, and engrossing, Waterloo is a masterful work of history.
Author: Andrew Roberts
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 12/27/2005
Series: Making History
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780060762155
Language: English
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