- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Frontline Books; Reprint edition (30 Sep 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184832586X
- ISBN-13: 978-1848325869
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 773,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jac Weller studies every move and countermove of the battle, recreating not only the actions and tactics of the two great leaders but the epic engagements and clashes between the troops themselves that were pivotal for the victory or defeat. The author also studies the related battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny. He takes the reader with him onto the battlefield of Waterloo, a terrain whose features are still recognizable today, and which is bought to life for the reader by detailed maps and by the authors vivid and riveting descriptions of the progress of the fighting.
This 'completely original approach, ' appreciated by the Times Literary Supplement on the books first publication, strikes as fresh today, and this new edition, with an introduction specially written for it by the author, will be eagerly read by military enthusiasts and general reader alike.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A relatively concise review of the Waterloo campaign by an author who has spent a professional lifetime studying the Duke of Wellington. Highly readable, well paced and and without an excess of detail. Written, however, from an very British point of view by someone who regards the Duke as one of the most compentent commanders in history. He makes that case well in this book.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read many books on Wellington and the Battle of Waterloo, I find this to be one of the best. A further indication of its quality and value to students of the campaign is the fact that Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe novels, listed this as one of his primary sources.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The history surrounding this famous battle in Belgium and the personalities involved are legend. Weller has produced a masterpiece that defines the smaller movements, fills incredible detail that other historians have glossed over, and provides a very human face to all parties including the 'cold' British generals and their Prussian counterparts. Weller provides information on subtle changes in terrain and the purpose behind troop movements, or often lack of them, whilst narrating portions of the battlefield events. Weller also sheds important light upon the minor nations troops and commanders, showing how they were influenced by their years of duty under the French regime and how they too were able to withstand the French onslaught. This reprint is especially welcome as the book should have been classic reading for a generation of amateur historians and wargamers, except for the fact of its limited availability. Highly recommended from one Napoleonic researcher to all historians and gamers no matter what their 'nationality' or preference.
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