Waterloo Letters (FINE COPY OF UNCOMMON FACSIMILE EDITION, FIRST EDITION THUS OF 1891 FIRST EDITION)

Siborne, Major-General H T (Editor) [With New Introduction By Albert A Nofi]

ISBN 10: 1853671568 / ISBN 13: 9781853671562

Edité par Greenhill Books, London, 1993

A propos de cet article

Fine/Fine. Facsimile edition, first edition thus in d/w. With new Introduction by Albert A Nofi. This is a facsimile printing of the first edition published in 1891. Illustrated with eleven maps in text and seven folding maps at the end of the book. This collection of letters from survivors of the Waterloo Campaign was gathered in the 1830s and 1840s when Captain William Siborne was trying to verify the chronological events of the day of the battle, to ensure the accuracy of his model diorama of Waterloo. He amassed 180 letters giving first-hand accounts of all of the principal phases of the Battle of Waterloo. Letters from the General Staff, cavalry, artillery and infantry officers. With Index. D/w has faint sunning to spine (as usual); else a fine copy, in a fine d/w, of an UNCOMMON facsimile edition, first edition thus. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Waterloo Letters (FINE COPY OF UNCOMMON FACSIMILE EDITION, FIRST EDITION THUS OF 1891 FIRST EDITION)
• Éditeur: Greenhill Books, London
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1853671568
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781853671562
• Reliure: Hardback
• Édition: Facsimile Edition, First Edition Thus.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • History
  • Military

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Synopsis

This collection of letters from survivors of the Waterloo Campaign was gathered in the 1830s and 1840s when Captain William Siborne was trying to verify the chronological events of the day of the battle, to ensure the accuracy of his model diorama of Waterloo. Hundreds of replies from the people who had fought in the battle were sent to his circular letter requesting information, covering all aspects of the campaign, from the receipt of intelligence from the Allied outposts which sent a hasty concentration of troops towards the line of the French advance through all the stages of this momentous battle up to the final defeat of the French.

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This collection of letters from survivors of the Waterloo Campaign was gathered in the 1830s and 1840s when Captain William Siborne was trying to verify the chronological events of the day of the battle, to ensure the accuracy of his model diorama of Waterloo. Hundreds of replies from the people who had fought in the battle were sent to his circular letter requesting information, covering all aspects of the campaign. A total of 180 letters give first-hand accounts of all of the principal phases of the Battle of Waterloo, from the receipt of intelligence from the Allied outposts which sent a hasty concentration of troops towards the line of the French advance through all the stages of this momentous battle up to the final defeat of the French. The letters are from every branch of the British Army including the General Staff, cavalry, artillery and infantry officers. This edition also includes numerous maps, plans of the battle and sketches of the various troop positions.