John Hussey Waterloo: The 1815 Campaign (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Waterloo: The 1815 CampaignCondition: NewAuthor: John HusseyFormat: HardbackEAN: 9781784382001ISBN: 9781784382001Publisher: Greenhill BooksGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: History, Military HistoryRelease Date: 01/24/2018Description: The concluding volume of this work provides a fresh description of the climatic battle of Waterloo placed in the context of the whole campaign. It discusses several vexed questions: Bl cher s intentions for the battle, Wellington s choice of site, his reasons for placing substantial forces at Hal, the placement of Napoleon s artillery, who authorised the French cavalry attacks, Grouchy s role on 18 and 19 June, Napoleon s own statements on the Garde s formation in the final attack, and the climactic moment when the Prussians reached Wellington s troops near la Belle Alliance. Close attention is paid to the negotiations that led to the capitulation of Paris, and subsequent French claims. The allegations of Las Cases and later historians that Napoleon s surrender to Captain Maitland of the Bellerophon amounted to entrapment are also examined. After a survey of the peace settlement of 1815, the book concludes with a masterly chapter reviewing the whole story of the 1815 campaign.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

Price: 53.48 USD

Location: GU14 0GT

End Time: 2024-12-22T12:24:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD