The longest afternoon : the four hundred men who decided the Battle of Waterloo
Simms, Brendan2015
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Europe had been at war for over 20 years. After a short respite in exile, Napoleon had returned to France and threatened another generation of fighting across the devastated and exhausted continent. At the small Belgian village of Waterloo two large, hastily mobilised armies faced each other to decide the future of Europe. Unknown either to Napoleon or Wellington the battle would be decided by a small, ordinary group of British and German troops given the task of defending the farmhouse of La Haye Sainte. This book tells their story, recapturing the fear, chaos and chanciness of battle and using previously untapped eye-witness reports.
Main title:
Author:
Simms, Brendan, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2015.UK : Penguin Books, 2015.
Collation:
xvi, 126 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141979267 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.2742
Language:
English
BRN:
1740671