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Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles | Bernard Cornwell
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#1 Bestseller in the U.K.From the New York Times bestselling author and master of martial fiction comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon s last stand.On June 18, 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 Prussians at Ligny and fought the British to a standstill at Quatre-Bras. The Allies were in retreat. The little village north of where they turned to fight the French army was called Waterloo. The blood-soaked battle to which it gave its name would become a landmark in European history.In his first work of nonfiction, Bernard Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting chronicle of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon s daring escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the three battlefields and their aftermath. Through quotes from the letters and diaries of Emperor Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, and the ordinary officers and soldiers, he brings to life how it actually felt to fight those famous battles as well as the moments of amazing bravery on both sides that left the actual outcome hanging in the balance until the bitter end.Published to coincide with the battle s bicentennial in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy and of the final battle that determined the fate of nineteenth-century Europe."
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Ksvz
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Desha 😂😂😂 Awesome!! ❤️ 7y
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2017 #10 NonFiction Historic Audio I have remembered little of Waterloo except that great scene in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. The book was brilliantly done and very in-depth without being boring or overwhelming. I had set out not to enjoy it and was really pleased that I had read it (even if I have ABBA stuck in my head ... stupid earworm) +

Desha Oooh I have this waiting on my audible...so happy you thought it was good!! 📚👍🏻📚 7y
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No rhyme or reason. Just madness and chaos. Death at random. Have we changed since 1815? We have not changed. we have not learned. We have not become more civilized...we just kill from farther away...

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First time reading the author and first time reading about Waterloo.

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"The normal way to rid a barrel of caked powder was to swill it out with hot water, but urine was almost as effective."
Hmmm. Learning something new everyday haha.

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