The Waterloo Companion : The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Land Battle by Mark Adkin (2001, Hardcover)

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PublisherStackpole Books
ISBN-100811718549
ISBN-139780811718547
eBay Product ID (ePID)2675829

Product Key Features

Book TitleThe Waterloo Companion : the Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Land Battle
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicModern / 18th Century, Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / General
Publication Year2001
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorMark Adkin
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight82.9 Oz
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
SynopsisThere have been many books about Waterloo, but never one to rival this in scale or authority. The text, based upon extensive research, describes both the battle and the campaign that preceded it in detail, drawing upon the first-hand accounts of participants on all sides in order to give the reader a vivid feeling for the experiences of those who fought upon this most celebrated of all battlefields. The many full-color maps, all specially commissioned for the book, and the numerous diagrams and photographs, the majority in color, as well as sixteen pages of original paintings, make the book a feast for the eyes and a collector's dream., Describes both the battle of Waterloo and the campaign that preceded it. This book includes colour maps, diagrams and photographs, and paintings.

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  • Sheds new light

    This is an excellent reference for what may be the most famous -- and most written about - battle in Western European history - and it sheds new insights

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  • Excellent

    As a military historian Ihave read dozens of books on this particular battle, and I think this for me is the definitive book on the subject.

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