24 Hours at Waterloo

24 Hours at Waterloo

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24 Hours at Waterloo Author:Robert Kershaw Language:English Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6.25" x 9.5" Pages:448 Publisher:Casemate ISBN:9781612002965 Item No. 9781612002965 The epic and brutal battle of Waterloo was a pivotal moment in history—when the events of a single day defined the course of Europe's future. In this vibrant and exhilarating hour-by-hour portrayal of the battle, a renowned historian joins his voice with the eyewitness accounts of those who fought it. For example:“One of the lancers rode by, and stabbed me in the back with his lance. I then turned, and lay with my face upward, and a foot soldier stabbed me with his sword as he walked by. Immediately after, another, with his firelock and bayonet, gave me a terrible plunge, and while doing it with all his might, exclaimed, ‘Sacré nom de Dieu!’”In March 1815, the Allies declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and his renewed

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