Waterloo - Great Battles

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.

List of contents

• 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

About the author

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).

Summary

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.

Additional text

An excellent book

Product details

• Authors: Alan Forrest, Alan (Emeritus Professor of Modern Histor Forrest, Forrest Alan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.2023
• EAN: 9780199663262
• ISBN: 978-0-19-966326-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: GREAT BATTLES
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, military history, Social & cultural history, c 1800 to c 1900, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 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), C 1700 To C 1800, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)