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Bezig met laden... Waterloo: A Near Run Thing (1968)door David Howarth
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Brilliant evocation of the experience of the battle of Waterloo. ( ) A minute-by-minute review of the greatest battle in history is provided, mostly from the allied side, which brings the battlefield events to life. It's all a bit gnarly, what with the explicit descriptions of heads blown apart by cannonballs and the like, but the book definitely makes the strategy and the tactics very understandable to the lowest common denominator reader (me). Napoleon's strange behaviour is explained (piles) and Wellington comes across as the cool-ass dude that he really was. His remarks would be Twitter-worthy in today's world. Marshal Ney is redeemed somewhat as being the only French general to actually do anything that day, while his Emperor sat, literally, on his butt. I would have liked more emphasis on each of the real-life participants whose recollections are brought together by the author. Still, it's quite good, a swift overview of a near run thing. Book Season = Year Round geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The first shots were fired at about eleven-thirty on a Sunday morning in June, 1815; by nine o'clock that night, forty thousand men lay dead or wounded, and Napoleon had abandoned not only his army, but all hope of recovering his empire. From the recollections of the men who were there, esteemed author David Howarth has recreated the battle as it appeared to them on the day it was fought. He follows the fortunes of men of all ranks and on both sides. But it is on the French side that the mysteries remain. Why did Ney attack with cavalry alone? And was Napoleon's downfall really due to the minor ailment he suffered that day? Beautifully written, vivid, and unforgettable, this illuminating history is impossible to put down. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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