"Waterloo's 200th!" Topic

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I would add "The Battle" by Barbero for a historian who isn't from a nation involved in the fighting. He has no sacred cows.

An old chestnut: A.F. Becke's "Waterloo". He was a British officer who was pro-Bonaparte. This was the first book that made clear to me just how much the Prussians had to do with the campaign and battle. Becke also has the clearest explanation of Napoleon's strategy of the central position.

some others of interest:

Andrew Roberts: The Eagle's Last triumph (Ligny)
Gregor Dallas: The Final Act
Jac Weller: Wellington at Waterloo
Peter Hofschroer: 2 volumes on the Prussian army in the campaign
Mike Robinson: The battle of Quatre Bras 1815
Erwin Muilwijk: 3 (so far) on the Netherlands field army during the campaign (also, many ebook monographs on Lulu.com on various aspects of the campaign.
David Howarth: A near run thing

David Chandler's "Waterloo, the Hundred Days" was recomended to me on TMP as a starter book. I read it before Christmas and I can confirm it was great as a refresher. It gave a nice overview of the lead up to and the opening days of campaign and I liked the maps. Reccomend as starter.

Mark Adkins' "The Waterloo Companion: The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Land Battle" was also recomended to me on TMP. I have not read it fully cover to cover. However I have dipped into it (as suggested) over the Christmas period and I do agree that it is an amazing work, invaluable in it's detail. I am SO glad I bought it – highly reccomend.

Andrew Field's "Waterloo: The French Perspective" was also recomended to me on TMP as I am trying to understand the French side of the battle (as part of collecting French in 28mm scale). That will be next book I read once it arrives shortly.

Tim Clayton's Waterloo, Four Days that shaped Europe's Destiny, is one of many newly published this year.

Consider it. Far better than I had expected (I had £50.00 GBP in book tokens to spend so………..). Really good on the opening of the campaign, esp.

IF I was starting out, Barbero and Weller any day. Adkin is essential (I have two copies, one disintegrating). Chandler's Hundred Days. But then, for the enthusiast there is Franklin, Glover, Field, Hofsch, Muilwijk, Howarth etc etc. We are lucky…….