The Longest Afternoon: The 400 Men Who Decided the Battle of Waterloo
by:
Brendan Simms (author)
In 1815, the deposed emperor Napoleon returned to France and threatened the already devastated and exhausted continent with yet another war. Near the small Belgian municipality of Waterloo, two large, hastily mobilized armies faced each other to decide the future of Europe—Napoleon’s forces on...
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In 1815, the deposed emperor Napoleon returned to France and threatened the already devastated and exhausted continent with yet another war. Near the small Belgian municipality of Waterloo, two large, hastily mobilized armies faced each other to decide the future of Europe—Napoleon’s forces on one side, and the Duke of Wellington on the other.With so much at stake, neither
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780465064823 (0465064825)
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
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