Format:
1 Online-Ressource (415 p)
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ill., maps
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472895998
Series Statement:
Essential histories
Content:
"Originally published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, this experlty researched volume looks at all the different aspects of the 100-day campaign which has become synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars and saw the eventual defeat of Napoleon's French forces. Ten articles by internationally renowned historians examine the battle from different angles, from the microcosm of the bitter fighting for the fortified farmhouse of Hougoumont through to a wider perspective of the 100-day campaign in its entirety. The official publication of the Waterloo 200 organization, Waterloo - The Decisive Victory offers a unique and authoritative history of one of the most important battles in world history."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Content:
1.The Waterloo camapign : the strategic background /Jeremy Black --2.The battles of ligny and Quatre bras : napolean's lost opportunities /Julian Spilsbury --3.The commanders/Philip Haythornthwaite --4.The battle : the armies, their weapons and tactics /Mark Adkin --5.Waterloo eyewitnesses : different perspectives /Natalia Griffon de Pleineville --6.Hougoumont and la Haye Sainte : points d'appui or pivotal bastions? /Nick Lipscombe --7.The cavalry charges /Ian Fletcher --8.The Prussian army at Waterloo /Charles Esdaile --9.La Garde Recule! napolean's last throw of the dice /Andrew Field --10.The legacy of Waterloo : War and politics in Europe in the 19th century /Huw Davies.
Note:
"Waterloo 200: 1815-2015, a defining moment in European history" -- Title page
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-409) and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472801043
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472810465
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472810472
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781472895998
