ISBN10: 0802714536, ISBN13: 9780802714534, [publisher: Walker & Company] Hardcover Walker & Company Historical Books (Walker & Company) Battle, The - A New History of Waterloo (NM)Manufacturer: Walker & CompanyProduct Line: Historical Books (Walker & Company)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 2003Author: Alessandro BarberoPage Count: 340Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is NM. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:A vivid human and military history of the legendary battle. At Waterloo, some 70,000 men under Napoleon and an equal number under Wellington faced one another in a titanic and bloody struggle. In the end, as John Keegan notes, contemporaries felt that Napoleon's defeat had "reversed the tide of European history." Even 190 years later, the name Waterloo resounds. Italian historian Alessandro Barbero's majestic new account stands apart from previous British and French histories by giving voice to all the nationalities that took part. Invoking the memories of British, French, and Prussian soldiers, Barbero meticulously re-creates the conflict as it unfolded, from General Reille's early afternoon assault on the chateau of Hougoumont, to the desperate last charge of ...