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Author : Walter Scott
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Total Pages : 52 pages
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Download or read book The Field of Waterloo written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : sir Walter Scott (bart.)
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Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The field of Waterloo; a poem written by sir Walter Scott (bart.) and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew W. Field
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 178159998X
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Waterloo written by Andrew W. Field and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Talavera, an extensive history of the Battle of Waterloo from the losing side’s point of view. The story of the Battle of Waterloo—of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blücher, and their allied armies—is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of intensive research and the publication of hundreds of books and articles on the battle, the French perspective and many of the primary French sources are under-represented in the written record. So, it is high time this weakness in the literature—and in our understanding of the battle—was addressed, and that is the purpose of Andrew Field’s thought-provoking new study. He has tracked down over ninety first-hand French accounts, many of which have never been previously published in English, and he has combined them with accounts from the other participants in order to create a graphic new narrative of one of the world’s decisive battles. Virtually all of the hitherto unpublished testimony provides fascinating new detail on the battle and many of the accounts are vivid, revealing, and exciting.
Author : Walter Scott
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Total Pages : 60 pages
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Download or read book The Field of Waterloo written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Field of Waterloo written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Walter Scott
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Total Pages : 54 pages
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Download or read book The Field of Waterloo written by Sir Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Burnham
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1526709880
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Wellington's Foot Guards at Waterloo written by Robert Burnham and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Waterloo Campaign, Wellington had only one division that was composed entirely of British infantry, the 1st Division. This consisted of two brigades of the most famous regiments of the British Army the three regiments of Guards.The exploits of the Guards at Waterloo have passed into legend. On that day, Wellington entrusted the most crucial part of his line to the men he knew would hold their position at all cost. That vital position was the Chteau d'Hougoumont, and those men were the Guards.As the great battle unfolded, the French threw more and more troops at the walls of Hougoumont, setting some of the Chteaus buildings on fire and almost forcing their way in through its northern gateway. Though almost an entire French corps was engaged in the struggle for Hougoumont, the detachment of the Guards valiantly resisted every attack.Then, as the battle reached its climax, Napoleon launched his Imperial Guard at the centre of Wellingtons line. Just as the French believed that victory was in their grasp, up stood the 1st Guards Brigade to deliver a devastating volley, followed by a ferocious bayonet charge from which the French never recovered.The experienced duo of Robert Burnham and Ron McGuigan have compiled the first comprehensive study of the Guards Division throughout the entire Waterloo campaign, from the initial deployment in Belgium to the Occupation of Paris. The book also includes an explanation of the organisation and composition of the two brigades and personal details of many of the Guards officers the men who saved the day at Waterloo.
Author : Walter Scott
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Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (391 download)
Download or read book The Field of Waterloo written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780385507981
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (79 download)
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Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)
Download or read book The Field of Waterloo, Exhibited on the Scale of Five Inches to a Mile ... Full ... References with a Memoir, Accompany the Map. (Artillery Operations, Etc.). written by and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew W. Field
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473856531
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Grouchy's Waterloo written by Andrew W. Field and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An interesting approach to this part of the Waterloo campaign . . . a picture of a capable officer who was perhaps slightly out of his depth.”—HistoryOfWar In this concluding volume of his highly praised study exploring the French perspective of the Waterloo campaign, Andrew Field concentrates on an often-neglected aspect of Napoleon’s final offensive—the French victory over the Prussians at Ligny, Marshal Grouchy’s pursuit of the Prussians, and the battle at Wavre. The story of this side of the campaign is as full of controversy and interest as the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo which he has examined in such a penetrating and original way in his previous studies. Napoleon in his memoirs accused Grouchy, like Marshal Ney, of a series of failures in command that led to the French defeat, and many subsequent historians have taken the same line. This is one of the long-standing controversies that Andrew Field explores in fascinating detail. Grouchy’s extensive description of his operations forms the backbone of the narrative, supplemented by other French sources and those of Prussian eyewitnesses. “This book, when taken by itself, is a great addition to the history of the campaign. When looked at in conjunction as the third volume of four on the campaign, these books are a treasure trove of information from the French perspective.”—A Wargamers Needful Things “The research has been thorough, the style of writing clear and lucid with many maps and illustrations. A book not to be put down until it is finished. Very highly recommended.”—Clash of Steel
Author : Andrew W. Field
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473838495
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Prelude to Waterloo: Quatre Bras written by Andrew W. Field and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “As a piece of historical research, this is a force majeure . . . a must read for anyone interested in the Napoleonic Wars” by the author of Waterloo (Federation of Family History Societies). The Battle of Quatre Bras was critical to the outcome of the Waterloo campaign—to the victory of the allied armies of Wellington and Blücher, the defeat of the French and the fall of Napoleon. But it has been overshadowed by the two larger-scale engagements at Ligny and at Waterloo itself. And too often the clash at Quatre Bras has been seen mainly through the eyes of the British and their allies—the viewpoint of the French has been neglected. It is this weakness in the history of the battle that Andrew Field focuses on in this original and highly readable new study. Drawing on French eyewitness recollections and later commentary, he reconstructs the French experience of the battle—and the French interpretation of it. He quotes extensively, and subjects to critical analysis, the conflicting accounts written by Napoleon and his subordinates as they sought justify their decisions and actions at this pivotal moment in the campaign. “Andrew Field writes with a light touch that makes a very detailed discussion of this significant event of the Hundred Days campaign a pleasure to read. This volume is an ideal companion to his previous book on Waterloo and to Robinson’s account of Quatre Bras.”—Miniature Wargames Magazine “Offer[s] a new perspective of this significant confrontation that is often overshadowed by Ligny and Waterloo.”—Gloire & Empire
Author : Sir Walter Scott (bart )
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781318661077
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The Field of Waterloo; a Poem written by Sir Walter Scott (bart ) and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author : Paul O'Keeffe
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1468315404
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (683 download)
Download or read book Waterloo written by Paul O'Keeffe and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The consequences of Napoleon’s most famous defeat are explored in this “highly readable, richly anecdotal retelling of the battle’s devastating results” (Kirkus). In the early morning hours of June 19, 1815, more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lay dead and wounded on a battlefield just south of Brussels. In the hours, days, weeks, and months that followed, news of the battle would begin to shape the consciousness of an age; the battlegrounds would be looted and cleared, its dead buried or burned, its ground and ruins overrun by tourists; the victorious British and Prussian armies would invade France and occupy Paris. And for Napoleon, there was no avenue ahead but surrender, exile and captivity. In this dramatic account of the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, Paul O'Keeffe employs a multiplicity of contemporary sources and viewpoints to create a reading experience that brings into focus as never before the sights, sounds, and smells of the battlefield, of conquest and defeat, of celebration and riot.
Author : Andrew W. Field
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526701731
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Waterloo: Rout & Retreat written by Andrew W. Field and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book covers the least familiar part of the Waterloo campaign—the French retreat in the aftermath of the battle . . . a splendid study.” —History of War This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field’s highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase—the rout and retreat of Napoleon’s army. The text is based exclusively on French eyewitness accounts which give an inside view of the immediate aftermath of the battle and carry the story through to the army’s disbandment in late 1815. Many French officers and soldiers wrote more about the retreat than they did about the catastrophe of Waterloo itself. Their recollections give a fascinating insight to the psyche of the French soldier. They also provide a first-hand record of their experiences and the range of their reactions, from those who deserted the colours and made their way home, to those who continued to serve faithfully when all was lost. Napoleon’s own flight from Waterloo is an essential part of the narrative, but the main emphasis is on the fate of the beaten French army as it was experienced by eyewitnesses who lived through the last days of the campaign. “A fine conclusion to Andrew Field’s series of books on the Hundred Days’ Campaign that offers a rather different perspective on the subject and is a book all serious Napoleonic wargamers will surely wish to add to their libraries.” —Miniature Wargames
Author : Walter Scott
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Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (958 download)
Download or read book The Field of Waterloo written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul L. Dawson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526702479
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Waterloo: The Truth At Last written by Paul L. Dawson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During October 2016 Paul Dawson visited French archives in Paris to continue his research surrounding the events of the Napoleonic Wars. Some of the material he examined had never been accessed by researchers or historians before, the files involved having been sealed in 1816. These seals remained unbroken until Paul was given permission to break them to read the contents.Forget what you have read about the battle on the Mont St Jean on 18 June 1815; it did not happen that way. The start of the battle was delayed because of the state of the ground not so. Marshal Ney destroyed the French cavalry in his reckless charges against the Allied infantry squares wrong. The stubborn defense of Hougoumont, the key to Wellingtons victory, where a plucky little garrison of British Guards held the farmhouse against the overwhelming force of Jerome Bonapartes division and the rest of II Corps not true. Did the Union Brigade really destroy dErlons Corps, did the Scots Greys actually attack a massed French battery, did La Haie Sainte hold out until late in the afternoon?All these and many more of the accepted stories concerning the battle are analysed through accounts (some 200 in all) previously unpublished, mainly derived through French sources, with startling conclusions. Most significantly of all is the revelation of exactly how, and why, Napoleon was defeated.Waterloo, The Truth at Last demonstrates, through details never made available to the general public before, how so much of what we think we know about the battle simply did not occur in the manner or to the degree previously believed. This book has been described as a game changer, and is certain to generate enormous interest, and will alter our previously-held perceptions forever.
