Witnessing waterloo

Informationen zum Autor David Crane's first book, ‘Lord Byron’s Jackal’ was published to great acclaim in 1998, and his second, ‘The Kindness of Sisters’ published in 2002, is a groundbreaking work of romantic biography. In 2005 the highly acclaimed 'Scott of the Antarctic' was published, followed by ‘Men of War’, a collection of 19th Century naval biographies, in 2009. His ‘Empires of the Dead’ was shortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize. He lives in north-west Scotland. Zusammenfassung [Previously published as ‘Went The Day Well’] ‘Of all the books marking the bicentenary Waterloo, this has to be the best’ Spectator ‘A book to die for’ Evening Standard From Samuel Johnson Prize shortlisted author David Crane, this is a breathtaking portrait of the Britain that fought the battle of Waterloo.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: David Crane
• Verlag: William Collins
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 25.02.2016
• EAN: 9780007358380
• ISBN: 978-0-00-735838-0
• Seiten: 384
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, military history, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Battles & campaigns, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards