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

Bernard Cornwell

2014

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Cornwell brings the chaos and drama of Waterloo to life in vivid narrative history.

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Austerlitz: Napoleon and the Destruction of the Third Coalition

Robert Goetz

2005

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Detailed military history of Napoleon's greatest victory.

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The Campaigns of Napoleon

David Chandler

1966

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The most comprehensive study of Napoleon's military campaigns ever written. An indispensable reference for understanding Napoleonic warfare.

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1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow

Adam Zamoyski

2004

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Zamoyski's devastating account of the Grande Armée's catastrophic Russian campaign, told through the voices of soldiers on both sides.

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Sharpe's Rifles

Bernard Cornwell

1988

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First in Cornwell's beloved series following Richard Sharpe through the Peninsular War — vivid, historically grounded Napoleonic military fiction.

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

Bernard Cornwell

2014

NON-FICTION

Cornwell's narrative account of Waterloo — the 100 Hours campaign from Ligny and Quatre Bras to the final clash at Waterloo — drawing on eyewitness accounts from soldiers on all sides.

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Austerlitz: The Story of a Battle

Henry Houssaye

1896

NON-FICTION

The classic French account of Napoleon's greatest victory, still considered one of the finest battle histories ever written for its operational clarity and narrative power.

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Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble
Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble

Andrew Roberts

2010

NON-FICTION

Part of the ‘Making History Series’ – Waterloo is an exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world – Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.

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Waterloo
Waterloo

Andrew Roberts

2005

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The author of "Napoleon & Wellington" takes a brilliant look at the conflict that ended Napoleon's reign and ushered in the modern world, with new evidence of just how the battle was lost.

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Sharpe's Trafalgar
Sharpe's Trafalgar

Bernard Cornwell

2009

FICTION

"The greatest writer of historical adventures today." —Washington Post Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes r...

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Waterloo 1815
Waterloo 1815

Geoffrey Wooten

2000

NON-FICTION

Waterloo holds a special place among the great battles of history. It was a close-run affair, matching two of the world's greatest generals - Napoleon and Wellington. This volume covers the entire cam...

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“The” Napoleonic Wars

Todd Fisher

2001

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"While Napoleon prepared his army, on the coast of France, for an invasion of England that would never come, Russia and Austria prepared to move against his rear. Napoleon turned on the allies and cru...

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Waterloo, the Hundred Days
Waterloo, the Hundred Days

David G. Chandler

1997

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The Napoleonic Wars

Gregory Fremont-Barnes

2002

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"Napoleon's occupation of the Iberian peninsula embroiled him in a protracted and costly war against British, Spanish and Portuguese forces ultimately led by one of history's greatest commanders - the...

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Austerlitz 1805

Ian Castle

2002

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Waterloo 1815: Wavre to Plancenoit
Waterloo 1815: Wavre to Plancenoit

Peter Hofschröer

2006

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The acclaimed historian sheds new light on the Battle of Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon with a focus on the Prussian Army's critical contribution. Histories of the Waterloo campaign that brought ...

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Waterloo, 1815
Waterloo, 1815

Geoffrey Wootten

1992

NON-FICTION

The Battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny are often overshadowed by the Battle of Waterloo that took place two days later. Yet the events of 16 June 1815 were crucial, as Napoleon missed his chance of achi...

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The Waterloo Campaign, 1815
The Waterloo Campaign, 1815

William Siborne

2022

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William Siborne's "The Waterloo Campaign, 1815" meticulously chronicles the pivotal events leading up to the Battle of Waterloo, offering a comprehensive analysis of military strategies, troop movemen...

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Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo

Hourly History

2016

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The Battle of Waterloo has become synonymous with the word “defeat” but who lost, and why was it important? In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte left the island of Elba, and in a space of 100 days took power, ...

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Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815, Volume 1
Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815, Volume 1

John Hussey

2017

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This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field's highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase the rout and retreat of Nap...

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