Napoleon and Wellington : the Battle of Waterloo and the great commanders who fought it / Andrew Roberts.
Roberts, Andrew, 1963-
2001
DC203 .R6824 2001 (Mapit)
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Title Napoleon and Wellington : the Battle of Waterloo and the great commanders who fought it / Andrew Roberts.
Author Roberts, Andrew, 1963-
ISBN 9780743228329
0743228324
Imprint New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001.
Language English
Description xxxii, 350 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number DC203 .R6824 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification 940.2/74/0922 B
Summary Explores the relationship between the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington prior to and in the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, the most decisive battle of the nineteenth century.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Pt. 1. The road to Waterloo. 'A fine time for an enterprising young man': 1769-1799
Apprenticeship at arms: 1799-1805
A near miss: 1805-1808
To lie like a bulletin: 1808-1809
First recognition 1809-1810
Will he? Won't he?: 1810-1811
Two retreats, one tragedy: 1812-1813
'Napoleon has abdicated': 1813-1814
Evenings on Elba, nights in Paris: 1814-1815
A hundred-day dash for La gloire: March-June 1815
pt. 2. Waterloo and its aftermath. 'Thank God, I have met him!': 18 June 1815
Wellington protects Napoleon (and his own reputation): June-July 1815
Shepherding the scapegoats: 1815-1816
A shrinking colossus: 1817-1821
Remembering with advantages: 1822-1835
The War for Clio's Ear: 1836-1852
Maps. The Peninsular War 1808-14 ; The Waterloo Campaign 15-18 June 1815 ; The Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815.

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