Waterloo Voices 1815: The Battle at First Hand

by Martyn Beardsley

Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won - Wellington The Battle of Waterloo, fought over the course of a day on a muddy field in Belgium, brought an end to two decades of war in Europe. It had been a draining conflict, both financially and in terms of human life, and had threatened the very sovereignty of numerous nations. Here, at the crisis point, Bonaparte and Wellington faced each other at last and fought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445619822
• ISBN13: 9781445619828
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages