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Waterloo: Great Battles
Alan Forrest
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Description for Waterloo: Great Battles
Hardback. The story of Waterloo, the battle that finally ended Napoleon's imperial dreams: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean. Series: Great Battles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 b&w halftones and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
Waterloo was the last battle fought by Napoleon and the one which finally ended his imperial dreams. It involved the deployment of huge armies and incurred heavy losses on both sides; for those who fought in it, Dutch and Belgians, Prussians and Hanoverians as well as British and French troops, it was a murderous struggle. It was a battle that would be remembered very differently across Europe. In Britain it would be seen as an iconic battle whose memory would be enmeshed in British national identity across the following century. In London news of the victory unleashed an ... Read more
Waterloo was the last battle fought by Napoleon and the one which finally ended his imperial dreams. It involved the deployment of huge armies and incurred heavy losses on both sides; for those who fought in it, Dutch and Belgians, Prussians and Hanoverians as well as British and French troops, it was a murderous struggle. It was a battle that would be remembered very differently across Europe. In Britain it would be seen as an iconic battle whose memory would be enmeshed in British national identity across the following century. In London news of the victory unleashed an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199663255
SKU
V9780199663255
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99-1
About Alan Forrest
Alan Forrest is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of York. He has published widely on French Revolutionary and Napoleonic history in France and Europe, on the history of armies and war, and on the cultural history of modern France, most recently a biography of Napoleon (2011).
Reviews for Waterloo: Great Battles
An essential book for understanding the complex national attitudes to the commemoration of Waterloo.
Chris May, Battlefield
A brilliant, even-handed short study
David Horspool, Books of the Year 2015, Guardian
A strikingly original analysis of responses to Waterloo and the memory of it.
History Today, Gary Sheffield
A fascinating read
The Good Book ... Read more
Chris May, Battlefield
A brilliant, even-handed short study
David Horspool, Books of the Year 2015, Guardian
A strikingly original analysis of responses to Waterloo and the memory of it.
History Today, Gary Sheffield
A fascinating read
The Good Book ... Read more