The Eagle's Last Triumph: Napoleon's Victory at Ligny, June 1815 - Couverture rigide

Uffindell, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1853671827 ISBN 13 : 9781853671821

Editeur : Greenhill Books, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Uffindell Andrew

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Napoleon won his final victory on 16 June 1815 at Ligny, shortly before suffering a crushing defeat at Waterloo. Facing two enemy armies Wellington's Anglo-Allied and Blücher's Prussian he aimed his main attack against Blücher at Ligny and diverted Wellington's attention by engaging his forward elements at Quatre Bras. The Eagle's Last Triumph is the single most comprehensive examination of this vital aspect of the 1815 campaign available in English. Having put the battle at Ligny into perspective, the author provides a clear account of the action in detail, including much eye-witness testimony. The complex story of Wellington and Blücher's co-operation throughout the struggle against the French is revealed, with new light on Wellington s promises of prompt aid to the Prussians in the early stages of the campaign promises which he failed to keep. The reasons for General d Erlon's failure to support the French forces at either Ligny or Quatre Bras are traced, and how the main culprits in the fiasco later sought to cover up their responsibility. The Eagle's Last Triumph is a vivid military epic, providing a cogent and lucid explanation of why Napoleon, victorious at Ligny, met with utter defeat just two days later at Waterloo. Andrew Uffindell is the author of On the Fields of Glory: The Battlefields of the 1815 Campaign (Greenhill Books). Andrew Roberts, the acclaimed historian, is the author of Waterloo: Napoleon s Last Gamble.

Revue de presse

Uffindell is that rare combination in military historians - outstanding researcher and sparkling writer. --Military History Magazine

Meticulously researched. --The Daily Telegraph

It would be invidious to review the new edition of a book by the phenomenal pen of the Newsletter's former Editor, Andrew Uffindel. Yet having seen The Eagle s Last Triumph it comes heartily recommended as a most readable account of how Napoleon could win such a victory only to be crushed two days later at Waterloo. It is also one of the few accounts and perhaps the only one of any appreciable details that exists in English --Society of Friends of the National Army Museum

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Greenhill Books
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853671827
• ISBN 13: 9781853671821
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible