Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles by Bernard Cornwell

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Tiny marks on title page. Book is clean and binding is still very good.

In his first work of nonfiction, Bernard Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with meticulous research to craft a riveting chronicle of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon's daring escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the three battlefields and their aftermath.

Through quotes from the letters and diaries of Emperor Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, and the ordinary officers and soldiers, he brings to life how it felt to fight those famous battles as well as the moments of amazing bravery on both sides that left the actual outcome hanging in the balance until the bitter end.