24 hours at waterloo

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'One of the lancers rode by, and stabbed me in the back with his lance. I then turned, and lay with my face upward, and a foot soldier stabbed me with his sword as he walked by. Immediately after, another, with his firelock and bayonet, gave me a terrible plunge, and while doing it with all his might, exclaimed, "Sacré nom de Dieu!" '







The truly epic and brutal battle of Waterloo was a pivotal moment in history - a single day, one 24-hour period, defined the course of Europe's future.







In March 1815, the Allies declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and the renewed threat to imperial European rule. Three months later, on 18 June 1815, having suffered considerable losses at Quatre-Bras, Wellington's army fell back on Waterloo, some ten miles south of Brussels. Halting on the ridge, they awaited Napoleon's army, blocking their entry to the capital. This would become the Allies' final stand, the infamous battle of Waterloo.







In this intimate, hour-by-hour account, acclaimed military historian Robert Kershaw resurrects the human stories at the centre of the fighting, creating an authoritative single-volume biography of this landmark battle. Drawing on his profound insight and a field knowledge of military strategy, Kershaw takes the reader to where the impact of the orders was felt, straight into the heart of the battle, shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers on the mud-splattered ground.







Masterfully weaving together painstakingly researched eyewitness accounts, diaries and letters - many never before seen or published - this gripping portrayal of Waterloo offers unparalleled authenticity. Extraordinary images of the men and women emerge in full colour; the voices of the sergeants, the exhausted foot-soldiers, the boy ensigns, the captains and the cavalry troopers, from both sides, rise from the page in vivid and telling detail, as the fate of Europe hangs by a thread.

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24 Hours At Waterloo

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In march 1815 the allies declared war on napoleon in response to his escape from exile and the renewed threat to imperial european rule three months later on 18 june 1815 having suffered considerable losses at quatre bras wellington s army fell back on waterloo some ten miles south of brussels Uiterlijk 17 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Battle of the Odon

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The battle of the odon evokes the clash between the british army and the ii ss panzer korps as they attacked across the odon valley during operation epsom in june 1944 using contemporary photographs and documents this book provides day by day details of the operation that what just one part of wh Uiterlijk 17 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

The Napoleonic Library - History of the Waterloo Campaign

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Captain william siborne became an ensign in the 9th foot in 1813 and was sent to france in 1815 as part of a battalion despatched to reinforce wellingtons army a notable topographer after the events that year he was commissioned to create a scale model of the battle of waterloo for which he carri Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 28 augustus 2014

Aantal pagina's: 448

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Robert Kershaw

Hoofduitgeverij: Virgin Digital

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Editie: 1

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EAN: 9781448133864

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