Waterloo: June 18, 1815
Subtitle: The Battle for Modern Europe (Making History)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: March 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780060088668
Subjects: Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815; Military - Napoleonic Wars; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; History / General; General; Belgium; Campaigns
First sentence: 'AFTER THE PUBLICATION of so many accounts of the battle of 18 June, it may be fairly asked on what grounds I expect to awaken fresh interest in a subject so long before the public.'