Waterloo - The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

Bernard Cornwell

William Collins

2014

352 páginas

11h 44m

ISBN-13: 9780007539383

From the internationally bestselling author of the Sharpe novels and in the bicentenary year of the battle – this is the true story of Waterloo.

On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat.

The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield.

Now, brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell, this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour by hour account of that fateful day.

In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon’s escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers.

Published to coincide with the bicentenary in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy – and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe.

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5 (Perfeito)

Waterloo

Excelente síntese da batalha que definiu a derrota de Napoleão. O autor ora descreve as decisões militares, a estratégia e os grandes movimentos táticos, ora coloca o leitor no centro dos combates, fechando o foco em detalhes e episódios do conflito.