From the bestselling author of THE GLADIATOR and FIRE AND SWORD comes the final volume in his epic quartet of novels about Wellington and Napoleon It's 1810, and both Viscount Wellington and Emperor Napoleon have made great names for themselves as outstanding military commanders. Wellington expands his achievements and enjoys further fame during his years in Spain but knows his most challenging test will be to face Napoleon's mighty army. But when Wellington invades France in 1814 he gains a swift and certain victory. He indulges in a spell of self-congratulation at Vienna -- until news comes of Napoleon's triumphant return. Napoleon, ambitious as ever, embarks on a Russian campaign which ends in disaster and is then defeated at Leipzig in the biggest battle ever fought in Europe. With Napoleon's power waning at long last, Wellington must seize the opportunity to crush the tyrant once and for all -- and so the two giants face each other for the final time, at Waterloo...
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Simon Scarrow is the very well-established author of a bestselling series of Roman adventure novels. He lives outside Norwich.
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The End of Napoleon,
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This review is from: Fields of Death (Revolution 4) (Hardcover)
This is the final installment of Simon Scarrow's excellent series following the lives of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington. It covers Napoleon's campaigns from 1809 as he battles the Austrians and Wellington's advance into Spain until they finally meet at the climactic battle of Waterloo. Simon Scarrow"s interest in history was apparently sparked by, among others, the novels of Bernard Cornwell. I can think of no higher praise than to say that in this series he has successfully rivalled his mentor.
The characters are well fleshed out as is their interaction with the men of their armies. The battle scenes are written with an attention to detail which adds to the interest without causing the pace to lag. The Napoleonic wars have been the subject of many books, but Scarrow still manages to add to our understanding of the later campaigns. I recommend this book to all with any interest in the period or those who simply enjoy a spanking good read. Enjoy the read!
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Known for Ancient Roman Fiction, this fourth volume completes Scarrow's incredibly comprehensive look at Napoleon and Wellington. The detail (fact AND fiction) is profound, the dialogue period specific and dynamic bringing forth wonderful portraits of both major characters. Four volumes, 2000 plus pages and not a wasteful page anywhere.
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Over all these four volumes are outstanding historical reading, it took me about 6 weeks to work my way thru them, but I enjoyed them immensely. Perhaps the battle of Waterloo is not given enough space or credit. It was the finale for Napoleon's reign and the start of his road to final exile and the battle should have been more detailed. Otherwise its a very informative history lesson. My final impression of Bonaparte is that he, in some ways was a military genius, but he also trusted his intuition more than solid intelligence reports. The warfare of that era placed very little value on human life, marching them in tight formations to within 30 paces of the enemy, stand and fire and absorb the enemies fire. When informed that a battle cost him 10,000 men in one day, Napoleon just shrugs, utters "bon" and that's it. That what brought to mind Hitlers reaction to the disaster at Stalingrad when informed of the fate of the 6th army, he just replied "set up another army". When Napoleon was informed that there were only winter coats for 20,000 of his 90,000 men he replied:
" requisition some more, don't bother me with these details". The same attitude that Hitler displayed when informed his troops had only their summer uniforms. I can highly recommend these four books. Koelschwolf
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