Bibliograph

Waterloo, the history of four days, three armies and three battles, Bernard Cornwell ; maps created by Martin Brown

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Waterloo, the history of four days, three armies and three battles, Bernard Cornwell ; maps created by Martin Brown

Language

eng

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Waterloo

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Bernard Cornwell ; maps created by Martin Brown

Sub title

the history of four days, three armies and three battles

Summary

This is the true story of Waterloo. On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat. The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield. Now, brought to life by the novelist Bernard Cornwell, this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour by hour account of that fateful day

Target audience

adult

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