WATERLOO (Battleground Napoleonic)

By Andrew Uffindell and Michael Corum

Waterloo continues to attract far greater attention than any other action in the Napoleonic Wars, perhaps because of the sheer drama as Wellington makes a desperate last stand and Napoleon risks all on a single battle. Andrew Uffindell has gained considerable fame in Europe in recent years for two extensive works on the Waterloo Campaign. Uffindell now uses the familiar Battleground Europe style to examine the epic battle in terms of the actual terrain on which it was fought.

Much of the Waterloo battlefield survived the two World Wars and has been preserved as it was in 1815. Uffindell and Corum use maps, illustrations and photographs of points on the battlefield as they are today to describe all of the units, personalities and actions of this historic event and to provide a guide to the museums, monuments, and accommodations in the region.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 085052878X
• ISBN13: 9780850528787
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Designed to be your guide as you tour the famous battlefield, that goal has been met

Containing descriptions of the geography, the historical context and the course of the battle, this book is designed to be your reference as you are touring the site of the famous last battle of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Maps and images allow you to orient yourself with the locations of the various forces and where the major clashes took place. Textual descriptions of the principal commanders, major units and what they did provide the historical significance of the battle. While it is too much to say that a victory by Napoleon would have dramatically altered history, it is true that he came very course to winning the battle, so there would have been at least minor changes. Whatever your interest in the Battle of Waterloo, this book will provide you with at least some of what you desire.