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Book SynopsisMajor Richard Llewellyn, who fought at Quatre Bras, wrote in 1837 that, ''Had it not been so closely followed by the... victory of Waterloo, perhaps the gallant exploits and unexampled bravery that marked that day would... have excited even more admiration than was actually associated with it.''
This book stands out from the wealth of Napoleonic literature in that it is the first English-language account to focus solely on the battle of Quatre Bras. It is based upon extensive research and in many cases unpublished personal accounts from all participating countries, as well as a detailed topographic, aerial survey of the battlefield. These combine to provide a highly personal, balanced and authoritative work. The author unravels the controversies of a battle where commanders made errors of omission and commission and where cowardice rubbed shoulders with heroism. This is the story of a battle that turned a campaign; of triumph and disaster. It is a sto
Trade Review
A work of impressive scholarship … meticulously but not excessively referenced … well-mapped and beautifully illustrated – The book deserves a place on the shelves with the great historians of the battle of the first rank which followed it. * The Spectator *
