Overview
Waterloo was the last battle fought by Napoleon and the one which finally ended his imperial dreams. It involved the deployment of huge armies and incurred heavy losses on both sides; for those who fought in it, Dutch and Belgians, Prussians and Hanoverians as well as British and French troops, it was a murderous struggle. It was a battle that would be remembered very differently across Europe. In Britain it would be seen as an iconic battle whose memory would be enmeshed in
Full Product Details
Author: Alan Forrest (Emeritus Professor of Modern History, Emeritus Professor of Modern History, University of York)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.294kg
ISBN: 9780199663262
ISBN 10: 0199663262
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 27 April 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
An essential book for understanding the complex national attitudes to the commemoration of Waterloo. * Chris May, Battlefield * A brilliant, even-handed short study * David Horspool, Books of the Year 2015, Guardian * A strikingly original analysis of responses to Waterloo and the memory of it. * History Today, Gary Sheffield * A fascinating read * The Good Book Guide * Lucid, measured and fascinating. * BBC History magazine, Tim Clayton * Alan Forrest offers a good discussion of the events leading up to the battle, and its subsequent ripples. * Victor Davis Hanson, Times Literary Supplement * Original, interesting and elegant To fail to read Waterloo would be quite unthinkable. * British Journal of Military History, Charles Esdaile * An excellent book * Literary Review, Saul David *
An essential book for understanding the complex national attitudes to the commemoration of Waterloo. * Chris May, Battlefield * A brilliant, even-handed short study * David Horspool, Books of the Year 2015, Guardian * A strikingly original analysis of responses to Waterloo and the memory of it. * History Today, Gary Sheffield * A fascinating read * The Good Book Guide * Lucid, measured and fascinating. * BBC History magazine, Tim Clayton * Alan Forrest offers a good discussion of the events leading up to the battle, and its subsequent ripples. * Victor Davis Hanson, Times Literary Supplement * Original, interesting and elegant To fail to read Waterloo would be quite unthinkable. * British Journal of Military History, Charles Esdaile * An excellent book * Literary Review, Saul David *
Author Information
Alan Forrest is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of York. He has published widely on French Revolutionary and Napoleonic history in France and Europe, on the history of armies and war, and on the cultural history of modern France, most recently a biography of Napoleon (2011).
