Bedford Public Library

The Waterloo companion, Mark Adkin

eng

Includes bibliographical references (page 425) and index

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The Waterloo companion

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Mark Adkin

There have been many books about Waterloo, but never one to rival this in scale or authority. The text, based upon extensive research, describes both the battle and the campaign that preceded it in detail, drawing upon the first-hand accounts of participants on all sides in order to give the reader a vivid feeling for the experiences of those who fought upon this most celebrated of all battlefields. The many full-color maps, all specially commissioned for the book, and the numerous diagrams and photographs, the majority in color, as well as sixteen pages of original paintings, make the book a feast for the eyes and a collector's dream

prologue -- The campaign -- Orders of battle -- Command and control -- The battlefield (including memorials) -- The infantry -- The cavalry -- The artillery -- Other arms and services -- The highlights -- Myths and controversies -- Epilogue

Complete guide to history's most famous land battle