Waterloo 1815:The Birth of Modern Europe

Waterloo holds a special place among the great battles of history. The climax of more than twenty years of war, it was indeed a close-run affair, matching two of the world's greatest generals - Napoleon and Wellington. This volume covers the entire campaign including the battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny and Wavre, with five full-colour maps and three highly detailed bird's eye views showing decisive moments in the action. An excellent sense of the closeness of the battle is communicated - Wellington himself claimed it was "the nearest thing you ever saw in your life" - and this gripping account shows the full justice of that statement.

Author: Geoffrey Wootten
Publisher: Osprey
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers, 96 pages, lavishly illustrated with colour artwork, maps and bird's-eye-views, colour and black and white photographs throughout