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The battle
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- Book Synopsis
- At Waterloo, some 70,000 men under Napoleon and an equal number under Wellington faced one another in a titanic battle. Alessandro Barbero's majestic account combines British and French histories to give voice to all nationions involved. The Battle is a masterpiece of military history. 'This is not just the best book on Waterloo I've read, it's also one of the most original and stimulating works of military history I've come across in years. ***** -- Simon Shaw, Mail On Sunday
- About The Author
- Alessandro Barbero teaches Medieval Studies at the Universit� del Piemonte Orientale. A previous winner of the Strega Prize, Italy's most prestigious literary award, he is the author of Charlemagne: Father of a Continent , The Battle: A New History of Waterloo (Atlantic Books, 2005) and The Day of the Barbarians: The First Battle in the Fall of the Roman Empire (Atlantic Books, 2007).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781843543107
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books, (08 June 2006)
- Number of Pages
- 460
- Weight
- 486 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 36 mm
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