{"product_id":"9780007539406","title":"Waterloo : The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Cornwell, Bernard \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBelgium\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2015 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages, (Two 16-page colour plate sections and 12 maps), Index\u003cbr\u003e130 x 196 x 28 | 366g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A fabulous story, superbly told  cannot be bettered Max Hastings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  On the 18th June 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now, brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell, this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour-by-hour account of that fateful day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleons escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Published to coincide with the bicentenary in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy  and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39944757706939,"sku":"9780007539406","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780007539406.jpg?v=1713450855","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9780007539406","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}