"Napoleonic Book from the 60s/70s?" Topic
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| grommet37 | 27 Dec 2014 11:38 a.m. PST |
When I was a kid, the school library had an oversize book on Napoleon, full of reproductions of period paintings. Not sure who the publisher was, but it had, for instance, a large reproduction of the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo. It was a history of Napoleon's military career, so it was filled with text as well, but very richly illustrated, with drawings and paintings on almost every other page. It was the size of those American Heritage history books, maybe 11" X 14" or so, and about an inch thick. I spent so many hours looking at that book as a kid, I'd like to order a copy if I can find it again. Anybody remember this book? |
| Esquire | 27 Dec 2014 1:23 p.m. PST |
Couple of thoughts based upon my library: The Horizon Book of The Age of Napoleon -- Harper and Row 1963 or perhaps The Life and Times of Napoleon -- Curtis International -- Portraits of Greatness Series -- 1966 But in neither one do I find the Scots Greys painting so I'll keep looking.
GB
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| wargame insomniac | 27 Dec 2014 3:39 p.m. PST |
My childhood favourite was Ugo Pericoli's 1815 The Armies at Waterloo. Published in 1973. The colour illustrations got me hooked and began the fascination with the battle over say the Peninsula Campaign. Not at home right now so I can't check if this book has the illustration that you were after. |
| spontoon | 27 Dec 2014 5:03 p.m. PST |
Could it have been Henri LaChouque's "Waterloo"? |
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