Waterloo : the history of four days, three armies and three battles / Bernard Cornwell
2014, 1st edition. London : William Collins. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #407033
Physical description; 352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Glorious news! Nap's landed again in France, Hurrah! -- Napoleon has humbugged me, by God! -- The fate of France is in your hands! -- Avancez, mes enfants, courage, encore une fois, Français! -- Ah! Now I've got them, those English! -- A cannon ball came from the Lord knows where and took the head off our right-hand man -- The Big Boots don't like rough stuff! -- Those terrible grey horses, how they fight! -- We had our revenge! Such slaughtering! -- The most beautiful troops in the world -- Defend yourselves! Defend yourselves! They are coming everywhere! -- Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained -- Aftermath: a thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee. Subjects; 1800-1815. Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Campaigns Belgium. Napoleonic Wars c 1800 to c 1900 Belgium. Battles & campaigns c 1800 to c 1900 Belgium. European history c 1800 to c 1900 Belgium. Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 c 1800 to c 1900 Belgium. Warfare and Defence. Military campaigns. Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Campaigns Belgium. Belgium. Belgium Waterloo.
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