ISBN: 1468314297

[EAN: 9781468314298], Nouveau livre, [SC: 7.96], [PU: The Overlook Press], PAUL O'KEEFFE,EUROPE,WORLD,NAPOLEONIC WARS,MILITARY, 400 pages. The ground-breaking account of the aftermath of … Más…

[EAN: 9781468314298], Nouveau livre, [SC: 7.96], [PU: The Overlook Press], PAUL O'KEEFFE,EUROPE,WORLD,NAPOLEONIC WARS,MILITARY, 400 pages. The ground-breaking account of the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, told in vivid colors . . . alive with drama and human tragedy (New York Times) In the early morning hours of June 19, 1815, more than 50, 000 men and 7, 000 horses lay dead and wounded on a battlefield just south of Brussels. In the hours, days, weeks and months that followed, news of the battle would begin to shape the consciousness of an age; the battlegrounds would be looted and cleared, its dead buried or burned, its ground and ruins overrun by voyeuristic tourists; the victorious British and Prussian armies would invade France and occupy Paris. And as his enemies within and without France closed in, Napoleon saw no avenue ahead but surrender, exile and captivity. In this dramatic account of the aftermath of the battle of Waterloo, Paul OKeeffe employs a multiplicity of contemporary sources and viewpoints to create a reading experience that brings into focus as never before the sights, sounds, and smells of the battlefield, of conquest and defeat, of celebration and riot. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN.<

ISBN: 9781468314298

In the early morning hours of June 19, 1815, more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lay dead and wounded on a battlefield just south of Brussels. In the hours, days, weeks and months that … Más…

In the early morning hours of June 19, 1815, more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lay dead and wounded on a battlefield just south of Brussels. In the hours, days, weeks and months that followed, news of the battle would begin to shape the consciousness of an age; the battlegrounds would be looted and cleared, its dead buried or burned, its ground and ruins overrun by voyeuristic tourists; the victorious British and Prussian armies would invade France and occupy Paris. And as his enemies within and without France closed in, Napoleon saw no avenue ahead but surrender, exile and captivity. In this dramatic account of the aftermath of the battle of Waterloo, Paul O''Keeffe employs a multiplicity of contemporary sources and viewpoints to create a reading experience that brings into focus as never before the sights, sounds, and smells of the battlefield, of conquest and defeat, of celebration and riot. Paul O'keeffe, Books, Waterloo: The Aftermath Books, Overlook Press<

ISBN: 9781468314298

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