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Waterloo, 1815 by Henry Lachouque; J -C Carmigniani; Louis de Beaufort, Baron de Beaufort.; Jean Claude Quennevat is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Magnificently and lavishly illustrated in colour and black-and-white, with text by one of the greatest of French Napoleonic historians, Waterloo is as thrilling and as full of suspense as any epic adventure story. It is, nonetheless, an authoritative and detailed study in words and pictures of one of history's most famous battles. Perhaps more has been written about Waterloo than about any other campaign or battle; but here, for the first time, the pictures wholly complement the exciting text and in themselves tell the full story. To make this possible, the museums of five countries have provided paintingsfor the most part never before publishedwhich combine to give an hour-by-hour commentary on the unfolding of Frances sombre tragedy. In addition to this rich pictorial portrait of the battle are full-colour paintings by Baron Louis de Beaufort, recreating in precise and authentic detail the unbelievable diversity of uniforms, colours, and insignia of the armies that faced each other during those four fateful days in June 1815. The late Commandant Henry Lachouque, whose works have been translated into many languages, was best known for his monumental Anatomy of Glory . His parti
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- Author
- Henry Lachouque; J -C Carmigniani; Louis de Beaufort, Baron de Beaufort.; Jean Claude Quennevat
- Publisher
- Arms & Armour P., 1975.
- Published
- 1975
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780853683407
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (13 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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