
Waterloo
The Decisive Victory
Nick Lipscombe(Editor)
Osprey Publishing
Published on 20. October 2014
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-1-4728-0104-3 (ISBN)
Description
Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, this lavishly illustrated volume looks at all the different aspects of the 100-day campaign which has become synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars and saw the eventual defeat of Napoleon's French forces. Ten articles by internationally renowned historians examine the battle from different angles, from the microcosm of the bitter fighting for the fortified farmhouse of Hougoumont through to a wider perspective of the 100-day campaign in its entirety. The official publication of the Waterloo 200 organization, slipcased and highly collectible, Waterloo - The Decisive Victory offers a unique and authoritative history of one of the most important battles in world history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
100 b/w; 128 col
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
1821 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4728-0104-3 (9781472801043)
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09/2016
1st Edition
Osprey Publishing
€29.99
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Persons
Colonel Nick Lipscombe was born in 1958 in Angers, France. He has a degree in business studies and an MSc in defence studies. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1980. During his 30 years in the British Army he has seen considerable operational service with the British and American armies, as well as with NATO and the UN. He was awarded the US Bronze Star in 2006. A keen interest in military history followed his academic studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst concentrating on the Napoleonic era and the Peninsular War in particular. He is Chairman of Peninsular War 200, the UK official organisation for the commemoration of the bicentenary of the Peninsular War.
Content
List of Contributors/ Foreward by his Grace the Duke of Wellington/ Introduction by Peter Snow/ Chronology/ The Waterloo Campaign: The Strategic Background/ The Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras: Napoleon's Lost Opportunities/ The Commanders/ The Battle: Their Armies, their Weapons and Tactics/ Waterloo Eyewitnesses: Different Perspectives/ Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte: Points d'appui or Pivotal Bastions?/ The Cavalry Charges/ The Prussian Army at Waterloo/ Le Garde Recule! Napoleon's Last Throw of the Dice/ The Legacy of Waterloo: War and Politics in Europe in the 19th Century/ Notes/ Order of Battle/ Bibliography/ Index