Waterloo - Great Battles

Zusatztext An excellent book Informationen zum Autor Alan Forrest is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of York. He has published widely on French Revolutionary and Napoleonic history in France and Europe, on the history of armies and war, and on the cultural history of modern France, most recently a biography of Napoleon (2011). Klappentext The story of Waterloo, the battle that finally ended Napoleon's imperial dreams: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean. Zusammenfassung The story of Waterloo, the battle that finally ended Napoleon's imperial dreams: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: The Genesis of the Waterloo Campaign 3: The Battle 4: The Return of Peace: First Responses to Waterloo 5: Eye-witness Accounts 6: Wellington, Waterloo, and British Identity 7: Waterloo and the Napoleonic Legend 8: Waterloo in German, Dutch and Belgian Memory Further Reading Notes Index

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alan Forrest, Alan (Emeritus Professor of Modern History Forrest, Forrest Alan
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Trade
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 13.03.2015
• EAN: 9780199663255
• ISBN: 978-0-19-966325-5
• Abmessung: 150 mm x 225 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: GREAT BATTLES
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Neuzeit bis 1918; Sachbuch; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Belgium, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Battles & campaigns, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Napoleonic Wars, Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)