Waterloo: New Perspectives: The Great Battle Reappraised
by David Hamilton-Williams
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Critical acclaim for Waterloo: New Perspectives The Great Battle Reappraised. "[T]he most important study of the Waterloo Campaign to have appeared in print for 150 years." -The Napoleonic Society of America. "A meticulously detailed account of the Battle of Waterloo that sets right some of the errors and omissions of facts committed by earlier contemporary authors -recommended." -Library Journal. "A superior account of the campaign-free of nationalist bias, thoroughly researched, and show more clearly written."-Booklist "A thoughtful and dispassionate examination of the battle that brought Napoleon's power to an end ...a valuable addition to anyone's Napoleonic shelf." -The Washington Times. show lessTags
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A good book, if controversial. The author is blinded by Napoleon, and demonizes his enemies. Much new data here, but some of it appears to lack documentation.
This interesting version details the contributions and short-comings from all the sides and Nationalities involved in the battle without overly bias and prejudice. The important contribution of the Prussian army in providing that knock out blow was highlighted.
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- Canonical title
- Waterloo: New Perspectives: The Great Battle Reappraised
- Original publication date
- 1993
- People/Characters
- Napoleon Bonaparte; Wellington, Field Marshal Duke Arthur Wellesley; Blücher, Field Marshal Prince Gebhard Leberecht von; Artois, Comte Charles Philippe d'; Bachelu, General Gilbert Désiré Joseph; Bülow, Lieutenant General Count Friedrich Wilhelm von (show all 20); Castlereagh, Viscount Robert Stewart; Drouot, Général Comte Antoine d'Erlon; Gérard, General Comte Étienne Maurice; Gneisenau, General Count August Neidhardt von; Grouchy, Maréchal Marquis Emmanuel de; Kellermann, General Comte François Etienne de; Müffling, General Friedrich Karl Ferdinand von; Lobau, General Comte Georges Mouton de; Ney, Maréchal Prince Michel; Picton, Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas; Soult, Maréchal Duc Jean-de-Dieu; Vandamme, General Comte Dominique Joseph René; Uxbridge, Lieutenant General Earl Henry William Paget of; Ziethen, Lieutenant General Count Hans Ernst Karl von
- Important places
- Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
- Important events
- Georgian Era (1714 | 1837); Napoleonic Wars (1803 | 1815); Battle of Waterloo (1815-06-18); Fall of Napoleon; Napoleonic Wars
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to my wife, Sally-Ann, and my sons, Oliver and Magnus
- First words
- Introduction No one Englishman, not even the Duke of Wellington himself, has had so great an infuence on the English-language historiography of the Battle of Waterloo as Captain William Siborne.
Ch... (show all)apter 1 By 1814, the Emperor Napoleon had ruled France absolutely for fourteen years. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Napoleon was taken to the island of St. Helena, as a virus to be isolated from Europe. There he wrote what indeed could have been his own epitaph: 'If I hanged just two more men, Talleyrand and Fouché, I would still be on the throne today.'
- Original language
- English UK
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 355 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science The Military - Land, Air & Sea / Warfare
- LCC
- DC244 .H35 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Modern, 1515- Revolutionary and Napoleonic period, 1789-1815
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 2
