Waterloo: History of 4 Days, 3 Armies & 3 Battles (Cornwell Bernard) ; HarperCollins, 2015
Автор(ы): Cornwell Bernard;
Издатель: Harper Collins UK
EAN: 9780007539406
ISBN: 9780007539406
ID: SKU170899
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Описание
The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller
'A fabulous story, superbly told … cannot be bettered' Max Hastings
'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything. '
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 celebrated 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.
In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon's escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers.
Published to coincide with the bicentenary in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy - and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe.
'A fabulous story, superbly told … cannot be bettered' Max Hastings
'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything. '
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 celebrated 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.
In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon's escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers.
Published to coincide with the bicentenary in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy - and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe.
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Foreword Preface
1 Glorious news! Nap's landed again in France, Hurrah!
2 Napoleon has humbugged me> by God!
3 The fate of France is in your hands!
4 Avancez, mes enfants, courage, encore une fois,
Francais!
5 Ah! Now I've got them, those English!
6 A cannon ball came from the Lord knows where and
took the head off our right-hand man
7 The Big Boots don't like rough stuff!
8 Those terrible grey horses, how they fight!
9 We had our revenge! Such slaughtering!
10 The most beautiful troops in the world
11 Defend yourselves! Defend yourselves! They are
coming in everywhere!
12 Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle
gained
13 Aftermath: A thousand shall fall beside thee, and
ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come
nigh thee
Afterword
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
1 Glorious news! Nap's landed again in France, Hurrah!
2 Napoleon has humbugged me> by God!
3 The fate of France is in your hands!
4 Avancez, mes enfants, courage, encore une fois,
Francais!
5 Ah! Now I've got them, those English!
6 A cannon ball came from the Lord knows where and
took the head off our right-hand man
7 The Big Boots don't like rough stuff!
8 Those terrible grey horses, how they fight!
9 We had our revenge! Such slaughtering!
10 The most beautiful troops in the world
11 Defend yourselves! Defend yourselves! They are
coming in everywhere!
12 Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle
gained
13 Aftermath: A thousand shall fall beside thee, and
ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come
nigh thee
Afterword
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
О книге
Автор(ы) | Cornwell Bernard |
Издатель | HarperCollins |
ISBN | 9780007539406 |
Год издания | 2015 |
Обложка | мягкая обложка |
Кол-во страниц | 352 |
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