Waterloo

Napoleon's Last Campaign

By: Christopher Hibbert

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Paperback | 4 November 2003

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Through the skillful use of original source material, including Napoleon's own diaries, historian Christopher Hibbert re-creates the events and drama surrounding the famous battle. Waterloo begins with a sparkling overview of Napoleon, his rise to power, and his two decades wreaking havoc in Europe. It then provides wonderfully evocative descriptions of the combat (focusing on the elaborate strategies and brinkmanship employed by the French, British, and Prussian armies), its many colorful personalities, (such as the blindly courageous and nearly psychotic Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard von Blucher), and its aftermath. Hibbert's trenchant and well-researched conclusions - such as his intriguing reevaluation of Wellington's role in Napoleon's defeat - supplement a final section detailing the lasting impact of the battle on world history and modern-day mass warfare.

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Non-Fiction History Military History Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Warfare & Defence Regional & National History European History History of the Americas

Introduction: The French Revolution: Its Impact and Influence
Napoleon: The Man and the Soldier	p. 19
1814: Peace and Congress	p. 59
The Flight of the Eagle	p. 64
The Hundred Days	p. 91
Wellington and the British Army	p. 101
Blucher and the Prussian Army	p. 124
The Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras	p. 134
The Retreat of the Allied Armies	p. 175
Waterloo: Morning	p. 187
Waterloo: Afternoon and Evening	p. 208
Victors and Victims	p. 241
The Price of Failure	p. 254
The Legend	p. 260
Sources of Extracted Material	p. 267
Index	p. 275
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

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