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After midnight, 19 June 1815...

On the battlefield more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lie dead and wounded; Drawing on a multiplicity of contemporary voices and viewpoints, Paul O’Keeffe brings into focus as never before the sights, sounds and smells of the battlefield, of conquest and defeat, of celebration and riot.



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If you buy one book to mark this Waterloo anniversary, buy this one -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times *
It is all here – and all told with the same verve, eye for anecdote and command of the material. This is a very good book, and a model of how narrative history should be written... anybody remotely interested in the battle should read * The Spectator *
Invigorating and compelling * Daily Telegraph *
I was gripped by the wealth of detail and humanity in the book... This is how the tales of battles should be told, whatever the time, place or outcome -- Emily Mayhew, author of Wounded
A grim story – but well worth the telling -- Saul David * Evening Standard *

Waterloo

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    A Paperback by Paul O'Keeffe

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 4/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780099563792
      978-0099563792
      ISBN-10 0099563797

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      After midnight, 19 June 1815...

      On the battlefield more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lie dead and wounded; Drawing on a multiplicity of contemporary voices and viewpoints, Paul O’Keeffe brings into focus as never before the sights, sounds and smells of the battlefield, of conquest and defeat, of celebration and riot.



      Trade Review
      If you buy one book to mark this Waterloo anniversary, buy this one -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times *
      It is all here – and all told with the same verve, eye for anecdote and command of the material. This is a very good book, and a model of how narrative history should be written... anybody remotely interested in the battle should read * The Spectator *
      Invigorating and compelling * Daily Telegraph *
      I was gripped by the wealth of detail and humanity in the book... This is how the tales of battles should be told, whatever the time, place or outcome -- Emily Mayhew, author of Wounded
      A grim story – but well worth the telling -- Saul David * Evening Standard *

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