NAPOLEON AND THE CAMPAIGN OF 1815 : WATERLOO
Concluding second volume of Henry Houssaye’s classic history of Napoleon’s last campaigns. With fine battle maps, this in a day by day – almost hour by hour – account of the downfall of the Emperor on his final field.
Description
The Waterloo campaign, short as it was, was epic in its scope, encompassing as it did the downfall of the great Napoleon; the one and only clash between Bonaparte and Wellington, and the inauguration of a century ( give or take short localised wars) of general European peace. And Waterloo has left plenty of material for historians to argue over: why did Wellington not aid his Prussian ally Blucher at Ligny? Why did Marshal Ney do nothing on the morning of Quatre- Bras? Why was Napoleon so uncharacteristically lethargic on the eve of Waterloo? What happened to Marshal Grouchy ( deputed to keep off the Prussians) on the day of Waterloo? These and many other strategic matters are fully considered by Henry Houssayed in this second volume of his two-volume classic history of Napoleon’s penultimate (1814, France) and ultimate campaigns. Illustrated by finely drawn battle maps, this is one that will keep Napoleonic addicts arguing for a long time yet.
Additional information
| Author/Editor | Henry Houssaye |
|---|---|
| Product Code | 8205 |
| Delivery | Usually despatched within 2-5 Days |
| Format | 2004 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1900). SB.xiv + 455pp & 3 maps |
| ISBN | 9781845741525 |
