Much of the material available to readers in the English language interested in the exploits of the troops of Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau is in the form of dry official reports which stick to the basic facts and avoid all sentimentality and emotion. However, unbeknown to virtually anyone in the English speaking world interested in the more human aspects of these 'foreign' troops fighting alongside the British at Waterloo, there are a number of memoirs and sets of letters which have been published in Germany over the last two centuries. Until now, these had never been translated into English and so have been inaccessible to the vast majority. This volume seeks to put this right and to bring to life the human story of these German troops - their trials and tribulations, their sufferings and their emotions - and to finally reveal their views on the battle which many entered with mixed emotions. Highlights include an account of the confusion in the final 'great advance' at Waterloo; eyewitness recollections of the defence of La Haye Sainte; rare battle reports by the Duke of Wellington; and a fascinating series of letters explaining the whereabouts of a number of 'missing' Hanoverian regimental and staff surgeons and subsequent court martials. AUTHOR: Gareth Glover has researched the Napoleonic wars for over 30 years, and in the last seven years has undertaken to publish the huge number of previously unpublished accounts he has gathered. He has published over 30 volumes of these memoirs to date.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9781848326842
eBay Product ID (ePID)
148652987
Product Key Features
Author
Gareth Glover
Publication Name
Waterloo Archive Volume V: German Sources
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gareth Glover
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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