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From the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought—a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the two-hundreth anniversary of Napoleon's last stand. On June 18, 1815, the armies of France, Britain, and...

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815, between Napoleon's French army and the British, Dutch, Belgian and German forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington. It is one of the most famous battles in the world and one of the most decisive events in history. Waterloo marked the endpoint of an extremely turbulent period.

The first of two ground-breaking volumes on the Waterloo campaign, this audiobook is based upon a detailed analysis of sources old and new in four languages. It highlights the political stresses between the Allies, the problems of feeding and paying for the Allied forces assembling in Belgium during the undeclared war and how a strategy was thrashed out. It studies the neglected topic of how the Allies beyond the Rhine hampered the plans of Blücher and Wellington, thus allowing Napoleon to snatch the initiative from them.

Napoleon Bonaparte's rise from common origins to the pinnacle of power, as well as his defeat at Waterloo, still influences our daily lives, from the map of Europe to the metric system. Here's the fascinating story of the great soldier-statesman.

This is Wellington’s official dispatch to Earl Bathurst, Principal Secretary of State for the War Department in London. He describes the skirmish at Quatre Bras on June 16, followed by the main engagement at Waterloo two days later, where the French Army was defeated.

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George...

Notre histoire n'est pas toujours cohérente et ses événements majeurs sont parfois inattendus. Bien des batailles auraient dû connaître une issue différente, bien des faits n'auraient jamais dû voir le jour ! Ce livre regroupe 10 uchronies qui nous offrent un nouveau regard sur l'histoire de France et rebattent les cartes du passé avec une intensité déconcertante. Car selon toute logique, Jeanne d'Arc n'aurait jamais dû finir brûlée vive, Napoléon aurait dû massacrer les Anglais à Waterloo, et Hitler ne devait pas envahir l'Europe !

These are entirely Napoleon Bonaparte's own words, written and spoken, and collected in journal form. A particular focus here has been put on Napoleon's writings that pertain to military and state matters. The dates in terms of the revolutionary calendar have been modernized, and names and titles of individuals mentioned have been maintained with no attempt at uniformity. This production was begun on the 250th year of Napoleon's birth.

Una ricostruzione che diventa un racconto pieno di fascino: siamo sul campo di battaglia, ascoltiamo i suoni, vediamo i colori, odoriamo il fumo. Viviamo con i soldati francesi e poi con quelli inglesi e poi con i prussiani in una sorta di ripresa cinematografica a tratti dall'alto, a tratti dal basso, ad altezza d'uomo. Questo libro è il primo ad analizzare la battaglia in una prospettiva europea, dando voce a tutti coloro che vi presero parte, di qualsiasi nazionalità: le loro emozionanti testimonianze costituiscono il filo conduttore del libro.

Fue el último acto militar de Napoleón en Europa. Luego de su derrota en Leipzig, el emperador francés debió regresar a Francia donde fue vencido y recluido en la Isla de Elba. Pero al cambo de unos años, escapó y atacó a sus enemigos cerca de Waterloo. El 18 de junio de 1815 debió enfrentar a la poderosa Séptima Coalición comandada por el Duque de Wellington. El futuro del continente estaba por decidirse.

In volume three of Cyril Robinson's famous history of England, we now enter a crucial phase in which political and economic power both change hands. Parliament now dominates the nation's political discourse, and, led by its brilliant Whig leader, Robert Walpole, this party maintains itself in power for a century. It is a stagnant century of corrupt politics and even more corrupt government magistrates and bureaucrats. But it is also the century that will usher in the greatest change humankind has ever seen.

Stefan Zweig ist ein Meister der historischen Miniatur. Dieses Talent zeigt er besonders bei seinen "Sternstunden der Menschheit". So schildert er in "Die Weltminute von Waterloo" äußerst eindringlich, wie Napoleon am 17. Juni 1815 sein endgültiges Scheitern einleitet. Der französische Feldherr schickt fatalerweise Marschall Grouchy mit seinen Truppen den Preußen hinterher. Einen Tag später fehlen Napoleon genau diese Soldaten zur Rettung... Gleichermaßen packend beschreibt Zweig eine frühere Sternstunde: Die Nacht vom 25. auf den 26. April 1792 wird zum Fanal für den Kampf um die Freiheit.

Napoleon - schon der Name ist bis heute Inbegriff von Ruhm und historischer Größe. Nur selten in der Weltgeschichte hat ein Mensch in so kurzer Zeit so viel erobert und so viel verspielt. Johannes Willms, der große Kenner der Epoche und Napoleon-Biograph, fasst in diesem kritischen Porträt noch einmal den Aufstieg und Fall des Ausnahmemenschen zusammen, der erst Frankreich und dann Europa beherrschte, vom Revolutionsgeneral zum Despoten wurde und am Ende nach der Schlacht von Waterloo in der Verbannung starb.