Book description
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
Alessandro Barbero teaches Medieval Studies at the Universita
del Piemonte Orientale. In 1996, he was awarded the Strega Prize,
Italy's most prestigious literary award.
