Waterloo : the history of four days, three armies, and three battles / Bernard Cornwell.
| Author/creator |
Cornwell, Bernard author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First U.S. edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2014. |
| Description | 352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, color portraits ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | Glorious news! Nap's landed again in France, hurrah! -- Napoleon has humbugged me, by God! -- The fate of France is in your hands! -- Avancez, mes enfants, courage, encore une fois, Français! -- Ah! Now I've got them, those English! -- A cannon ball came from the Lord knows where and took the head off our right-hand man -- The Big Boots don't like rough stuff! -- Those terrible grey horses, how they fight! -- We had our revenge! Such slaughtering! -- The most beautiful troops in the world -- Defend yourselves! Defend yourselves! They are coming in everywhere! -- Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained -- Aftermath : a thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand, but it shall not come nigh thee. |
| Abstract | An illustrated account chronicles in detail events ranging from Napoleon's escape from Elba through Waterloo's three major battlefield events. |
| General note | Originally published: London : William Collins, 2014. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-348) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780062312051 |
| ISBN | 0062312057 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | DC242 .C66 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |