How the French won Waterloo (or think they did)
Clarke, Stephen, 1958-2016
Books, Manuscripts
Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French are still in denial. If Napoleon lost on 18th June, 1815 (and that's a big 'if'), then whoever rules the universe got it wrong. As soon as the cannons stopped firing, French historians began re-writing history. The Duke of Wellington was beaten, they say, and then the Prussians jumped into the boxing ring, breaking all the rules of battle. In essence, the French cannot bear the idea that Napoleon, their greatest-ever national hero, was in any way a loser. Especially not against the traditional enemy - les Anglais. Stephen Clarke has studied the French version of Waterloo, as told by battle veterans, novelists, historians - right up to today's politicians, and he has uncovered a story of pain, patriotism and sheer perversion.
Main title:
How the French won Waterloo (or think they did) / Stephen Clarke.
Author:
Clarke, Stephen, 1958-, author
Imprint:
London : Arrow Books, 2016.London : Arrow Books, 2016.
Collation:
xvi, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Penguin Random House, 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099594987 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.27940.27 CLA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2326263