"Waterloo - The French Perspective " Topic
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| Tango01 | 28 Sep 2016 9:56 p.m. PST |
"My latest reading has been Andrew Field's book ‘Waterloo: The French Perspective'. It's an old adage that history is written by the winners and that is certainly true for Waterloo. It is even alleged that Wellington supported a smear campaign against Siborne because his research questioned parts of the Duke's version of events. The author of that allegation, Peter Hofschroer, also wrote a book on the Waterloo campaign, the second volume of which is called ‘The German Victory'. The Duke really would have turned in his grave at that!…"
Full review here
balkandave.blogspot.com.ar Amicalement
Armand |
| Brechtel198 | 29 Sep 2016 7:05 a.m. PST |
Excellent volume-highly recommended. |
| wrgmr1 | 29 Sep 2016 8:43 a.m. PST |
I'll have to get this one, thanks! |
 deadhead  | 29 Sep 2016 9:01 a.m. PST |
There is also Quatre Bras the French Perspective of course |
| DeRuyter | 29 Sep 2016 9:09 a.m. PST |
+1 Recommendation for both books. Read them in 2015 prepping for the bicentennial. |
| Tango01 | 29 Sep 2016 12:15 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
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| Swab Jockey | 29 Sep 2016 6:33 p.m. PST |
Reminds me of the Episode in the Book "Les Miserables". Victor Hugo provided a very different French, though stylized, perspective of the battle (if it hadn't been for the hidden sunken road that destroyed the Cavalry charge – the French would have won!) Just saying! |
 piper909 | 29 Sep 2016 11:45 p.m. PST |
Merdealors! Reading about Waterloo makes me cry. (Sniff!) |
| Gazzola | 30 Sep 2016 6:40 a.m. PST |
Tango01 Published in 2014 and 'only' just reading it? LOL I guess your yet-to-read pile must be as big as mine? I have both 'Prelude to Waterloo, Quatre Bras' and 'Waterloo' by Andrew Field. Both books are a must for anyone's Napoleonic collection and especially those interested in the actions of 1815. And I hope he intends to bring out a book on Ligny and/or Wavre in the not too distant future. That would be brilliant. |
| Tango01 | 30 Sep 2016 10:59 a.m. PST |
May pile is very huge my good friend… (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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