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June 1815: The Duke of Wellington, the Prince of Orange, and Napoleon will meet on the battlefield...and decide the fate of EuropeWith the emperor Napoleon at its head, and enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels - in preparation for a grand society ball. And it is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops, to act before it is too late. But Sharpe's warning cannot stop the tide of battle, and the British suffer heavy losses on the road to Waterloo. Wellington has few reserves of men and ammunition; the Prussian army has not arrived, and the French advance wields tremendous firepower and determinaiton. Victory seems impossible...
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Waterloo, Bernard Cornwell
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- Released
- 2015
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- Title
- Waterloo
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bernard Cornwell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0007539401
- ISBN13
- 9780007539406
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Adventure, Creative Nonfiction, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, 19th century, History of Europe, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor, 1769–1821, Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo
- First published
- 2014
- Original title
- Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
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- June 1815: The Duke of Wellington, the Prince of Orange, and Napoleon will meet on the battlefield...and decide the fate of EuropeWith the emperor Napoleon at its head, and enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels - in preparation for a grand society ball. And it is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops, to act before it is too late. But Sharpe's warning cannot stop the tide of battle, and the British suffer heavy losses on the road to Waterloo. Wellington has few reserves of men and ammunition; the Prussian army has not arrived, and the French advance wields tremendous firepower and determinaiton. Victory seems impossible...