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The Waterloo Companion: The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Land Battle (Hardcover)

by Mark Adkin (Author)

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Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd (23 Aug 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 185410764X
ISBN-13: 978-1854107640
Product Dimensions: 29 x 23.2 x 3.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book, 12 Sep 2002

By	J. Gilson (Bristol) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A well thought out and clear book that was excellent for someone like myself who has an interest in the battle but isn't an expert. The book gives some very clear photographs and diagrams which explain the flow of the battle very well which together with some good insights make this an enjoyable book to pick up and reread either from cover to cover or specific chapters.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Waterloo all the facts., 3 Mar 2006

By	BryBo "brysie" (Hemel Hempstead) - See all my reviews

This book is bigger and has more information than most Peninsular War or Napolionic books put together. It has all the facts that are unparalled and includes the myths like "Would Napoleon have won if he started the battle early" and so forth. The battle maps have been put on a modern level showing motorways and contours and in the 1815 level how it looked then both are excellent. The battle movements are also put in the 1815 map to make it easy to see where every body is. It has a blow by blow account of the battle in the most detail and shows the Infantry, Cavalry and Artillary moving around the battle zone. The photos are from the present battle field but also have the 1815 troop dispostitions superimposed on them which is very informative. You get an idea of what was going on and where. It also has great plates (16 in all), diagrams and army's personal equipment including the weapons and how to form infantry squares, Cavalry movements, helmets style and Artillary firing positions. The text boxes are very informative and a brilliant addition to the book.

This book could be used as a Napoleonic book in it's own right and you can never put it down.

Exciting to read and look over, informative and an excellent book to take with you to Waterloo.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece, 7 Oct 2005

By	Johan Somers - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a Waterloo enthusiast, I was highly impressed with the outstanding quality of the 'Waterloo Companion'. I'm interested in uniform details, the campaign itself, units on the battlefield, tactics of the period, etc.. and this book has it all. I took the book to the battlefield and compared the landscape with the pictures in the book and the location of the different units, which made my understanding of the battle much better. Also, the accurate sequence of events and description and plans of fights around the farms is excellent. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Waterloo Companion
A companion book to Mark Adkin's "The Gettysburg Companion"...Both of these books are truly detailed, and highly reommended

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Published on 3 Oct 2005 by Samuel Mason-Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars the waterloo companion
an outrageously value for money book
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