num_pages: 160
description: June 18, 1815, was one of the most momentous days in world history, marking the end of twenty-two years of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. On the bloody battlefield of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon and his hastily formed legions clashed with the Anglo-Allied armies led by the Duke of Wellington -- the only time the two greatest military strategists of their age faced each other in combat.With precision and elegance, Andrew Roberts sets the political, strategic, and historical scene, providing a breathtaking account of each successive stage of the battle while also examining new evidence that reveals exactly how Napoleon was defeated. Illuminating, authoritative, and engrossing, Waterloo is a masterful work of history.
language: English
title: Waterloo: June 18, 1815: The Battle For Modern Europe
titlecomplete: Waterloo: June 18, 1815: The Battle For Modern Europe
characters: Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Michel Ney, Napoléon Bonaparte, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
genres: France, Historical, History, European History, World History, War, Military History, 19th Century, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 473
places: Waterloo
publisher: Harper Perennial