Interwoven in the clear-cut narrative are exciting revelations brought to light by recent research: accident rather than design led to the crucial cavalry debacle that lost the battle.
The career of Napoleon was brought to a shuddering halt on the evening of 18 June 1815. In 'Waterloo', Roberts provides not only a fizzing account of one of the most significant forty-eight hour periods of all time, but also a startling interrogation into the methodology of history - is it possible to create an accurate picture from a single standpoint? What we can say for certain about the battle is that it ended forever one of the great personal epics. An exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world - Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.
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