Recollections Of My Life Including Military Service At Waterloo
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Recollections Of My Life Including Military Service At Waterloo
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Author : George Blathwayt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-01
Recollections Of My Life Including Military Service At Waterloo written by George Blathwayt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01 with categories.
Waterloo
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Author : Gareth Glover
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-09-01
Waterloo written by Gareth Glover and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-01 with History categories.
More has probably been written about the Waterloo campaign than almost any other in history. It was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars and forms a watershed in both European and world history. However, the lethal combination of national bias, wilful distortion and simple error has unfortunately led to the constantly regurgitated traditional 'accepted' version being significantly wrong regarding many episodes in the campaign. Oft-repeated claims have morphed into established fact and, with the bicentenary of this famous battle soon to be commemorated, it is high time that these are challenged and finally dismissed.?Gareth Glover has spent a decade uncovering hundreds of previously unpublished eyewitness accounts of the battle and campaign, which have highlighted many of these myths and errors. In this ground-breaking history, based on extensive primary research of all the nations involved, he provides a very readable and beautifully balanced account of the entire campaign while challenging these distorted claims and myths, and he provides clear evidence to back his version of events. ?His thoughtful reassessment of this decisive episode in world history will be stimulating reading for those already familiar with the Napoleonic period and it will form a fascinating introduction for readers who are discovering this extraordinary event for the first time.
Who Was Who At Waterloo
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Author : Christopher Summerville
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-14
Who Was Who At Waterloo written by Christopher Summerville and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-14 with History categories.
Everyone knows about the Battle of Waterloo – or do they? This book presents the battle as never before: through the personal stories of over 150 people present at the battle or its immediate aftermath. A reference book, a biographical dictionary, and a myth-busting expose, Who was Who at Waterloo is an indispensable guide to history’s most famous battle. Arranged in alphabetical order, and with entries highlighted throughout the text like links in a website, the book boasts a colourful cast of soldiers, politicians, peasants, surgeons, artists, novelists, poets, scientists, entrepreneurs, and more. It provides many sorties into nineteenth century culture, politics, medicine and science. It also provides a thorough look at the sources, identifying myths, irregularities and cover-ups. The book demonstrates how little we can really know about Waterloo. And yet it also demonstrates just how much can be said about the battle’s participants.
Waterloo The Defeat Of Napoleon S Imperial Guard
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Author : Gareth Glover
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2015-05-30
Waterloo The Defeat Of Napoleon S Imperial Guard written by Gareth Glover and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-30 with History categories.
This is the most detailed account of the 2nd Division at Waterloo ever published. It is based on the papers of its commander Sir Henry Clinton and it reveals for the first time the previously unrecognised vital role this division made in the defeat of Napoleon. ??They Swept the Field Clear explains how the division was placed ahead of the main allied squares thus impeding the charges of the French cavalry, and how the 2nd Division supported the defence of Hougoumont, considered by the Duke of Wellington as the key to his victory on 18 June 1815.??Perhaps the most significant aspect of this book is the description of the defeat of Napoleon's Imperial Guard. Just who and how the incomparable Guard was stopped and the driven from the battlefield is explained in detail. Once and for all, this 200-year controversy is finally resolved.
Waterloo 1815 The British Army S Day Of Destiny
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Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2014-11-03
Waterloo 1815 The British Army S Day Of Destiny written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-03 with History categories.
Writing to his mother the day after the fighting, Captain Thomas Wildman of the 7th Hussars described 'a victory so splendid & important that you may search the annals of history in vain for its parallel'. Little wonder, for Waterloo was widely recognised – even in its immediate wake – as one of the most decisive battles in history: after more than twenty years of uninterrupted conflict, this single day's encounter finally put paid to French aspirations for European hegemony. The culminating point of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo also witnessed levels of determination and bravery by both sides which far exceeded anything experienced by the veterans of Wellington's recent campaigns in Spain and Portugal. Indeed, it was that unconquerable spirit which left over 50,000 men dead on the field of battle and tens of thousands of others wounded. This thoroughly researched and highly detailed account of one of history's greatest human dramas looks first at the wider strategic picture before focusing on the tactical roles played by individual British units – all meticulously examined with the benefit of an extensive array of hitherto unexploited primary sources which reveal the battlefield experience of officers and soldiers as never before. Refusing simply to repeat the same unchallenged accounts and to commit the same errors of previous historians, this work relies exclusively on hundreds of first-hand accounts, by men of all ranks and from practically every British regiment and corps present on that fateful day, to provide a fresh and revised perspective on one of the most pivotal events of modern times.
The Waterloo Archive Volume Iv British Sources
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Author : Gareth Glover
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2012-10-24
The Waterloo Archive Volume Iv British Sources written by Gareth Glover and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-24 with History categories.
In the first groundbreaking volume of a new series, acclaimed Napoleonic scholar Gareth Glover brings together previously unpublished material relating to the Battle of Waterloo. The range and unique nature of much of the research will intrigue and fascinate enthusiasts and historians alike.The wealth of hitherto unseen British material contained in Volume I includes: a series of letters written by a senior officer on Wellington's staff to Sir Thomas Graham immediately following the battle; the letters of a member of the Wedgwood family in the Guards at Waterloo; the journal of Sergeant Johnston of the Scots Greys, detailing all his experiences, including a very rare transcript of his own court martial; and letters from eminent surgeons including those of Hume, Davy and Haddy James who recall their harrowing tales of the horrific wounds suffered at Waterloo. In addition to these letters and journals, this volume will include 21 original line drawings created by Cavali Mercer to accompany his famous book on his experiences at Waterloo, but which was never published. Subsequent volumes will include French, German, Dutch and Belgian material that has never been translated into English before.
Of Living Valour
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Author : Barney White-Spunner
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-03-26
Of Living Valour written by Barney White-Spunner and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with History categories.
Publishing to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, for the first time a modern British history tells the story of the against-the-odds triumph through the accounts of the regimental officers and soldiers whose bravery and resolution achieved victory. The author has used many unpublished sources, letters and diaries of ordinary British soldiers, in the vein of Stephen Ambrose's highly successful Band of Brothers.. With a concise, fast-moving account covering, ex-Commander of the British Army Barney White-Spunner tells the story through the experiences of those who fought there and their families, offering his unique perspective on the events. The story focuses on mens' personal feelings and their relationships, with each other, their families, their leaders and their enemies. It tells the stories of their lives, what they had left behind and why and what they went back to. It vividly captures their daily routine, their life in camp and how they fought at first hand, their fear, excitement and exhaustion. The Battle of Waterloo was one of the most significant ever fought by a British army, but it was also one of the most bloody with about 50,000 men losing their lives over three days. What was it like for those who fought and for their families waiting at home? This is their story.
Wellington S Men Remembered Volume 1
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Author : Janet Bromley
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2012-04-19
Wellington S Men Remembered Volume 1 written by Janet Bromley and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-19 with History categories.
Wellington's Men Remembered is a reference work to be published in two volumes, which has been compiled on behalf of the The Waterloo Association containing over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 28 countries world wide.
Recollections Of My Military Life
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Author : George Landmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
Recollections Of My Military Life written by George Landmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with Military engineers categories.
Recollections Of Military Service
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Author : Thomas Morris
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-09
Recollections Of Military Service written by Thomas Morris and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-09 with categories.
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