Waterloo : Wellington's victory and Napoleon's last campaign
Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-20082021
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Weaving together an immense array of original sources to reveal personalities, forces and nations, this epoch-defining conflict would ultimately be remembered for the showdown between two of history's most legendary commanders: the Duke of Wellington, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Divided into three parts, Christopher Hibbert masterfully depicts first Napoleon and his rise to power, then a portrait of Wellington and the allied armies, and lastly the steps leading up to and the battle itself, the final clash on the fields of Waterloo. A gripping, succinct and panoramic survey of this legendary battle, the history surrounding the conflict, and the personalities that defined both the battle itself, and a generation.
Main title:
Waterloo : Wellington's victory and Napoleon's last campaign / Christopher Hibbert.
Author:
Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-2008, author
Imprint:
London : Canelo History, 2021.
Collation:
288 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781800325975 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1966408
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