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The Waterloo Campaign: June 1815 (Great campaigns)

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This is a well written & easy to read book that covers Napoleons Waterloo Campaign. Being part of the Great Campaigns series of books it has lots of additional information in well laid out sidebars regarding the tactics, weapons, training, and major figures involved. Black and White maps are included and a very useful order of battle.
If you were to read just one book on this subject I would recommend this. I find that many books covering this period in history target other historians to try and prove some new point or other, as well as making the assumption that you can speak french!
Dr Nofi, thankfully, does not fall into these traps.

The 2 books I ordered covering the Waterloo Battle were in excellent condition and were packed very securely to arrive in Australia within a reasonable time frame. This is the second time I've ordered through Amazon and I have been impressed with the service.

THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN begins with Napoleon's return from exile in February 1815 to his defeat and final exile to St. Helena in August. The Waterloo campaign consisted of three major battles: Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo. Mr. Nofi covers all three battles. He uses 16 maps to show troop positions at different times of the battles. His detailed narrative follows movements and combats of units on both sides, noting numbers of men and guns involved. What makes this book especially valuable is the complete order of battle provided in the appendices. Mr. Nofi also provides sidebar discussions of Napoleonic topics such as Musketry, The Horse at War, and Artillery of the Waterloo Campaign, and personalities such as Sir Thomas Picton, William, Prince of Orange and Michel Ney. This book had complete information for me to develop computer wargames based on the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo. In summary, THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN is an excellent military history of an important campaign not only for the general reader but also for the serious student of history.