"New Illustrated Waterloo Book" Topic
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 Artilleryman  | 29 Jun 2015 10:37 a.m. PST |
Amazon is offering this book; 'Waterloo : Roman historique illustré' by Emile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, & Patrice Courcelle. Does anyone know anything about it? I am tempted as my reading French is not bad and Patrice Courcelle is one of my favourite painters. However, I do not want to buy it and find that it is simply a collection of pictures we are already familiar with. Anyone have a recommendation? |
| Schogun | 29 Jun 2015 11:13 a.m. PST |
The Amazon UK listing has 6 images of the book including a few from inside. Might help. |
 Extra Crispy  | 29 Jun 2015 1:41 p.m. PST |
Yawn. How about a book 9n a battle that doesn't already have hundreds… |
| Artilleryman | 29 Jun 2015 2:53 p.m. PST |
Schogun, saw the Amazon listing. The pictures shown are already familiar. I was hoping for more elsewhere in the book that were new. |
| Col Blancard | 30 Jun 2015 3:16 a.m. PST |
This book is not a historical analysis of the battle. It is a novel. It follows the earlier "conscript of 1813" (which I've read). It is the story of a young Man from Eastern France (on the Belgian border), who has to leave his countryside to join the army. Of course there is combat description, but really centered around the hero – who is no Sharpe but a simple, humble private. He's a witness to the glory and horror of the war. It describes also very well the life and traditions on the German border. I think it is good, sometimes, to read such books which look at history with a completely different angle. |
| Reactionary | 30 Jun 2015 4:33 a.m. PST |
It would be great if it was translated into English for us language ignoramus'. |
| arthur1815 | 01 Jul 2015 4:03 a.m. PST |
IIRC correctly, there was a 'graphic novel' presentation of the story by an American publisher in the 1960s/1970s? |
| Stephen Beckett | 01 Jul 2015 10:39 p.m. PST |
link
link They somehow got from Rocroi to Waterloo… but what are a few details when there is an important agenda to push! |
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paints his first three ships from the starter set.