Gareth Glover

Waterloo in 100 Objects (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Objects allow us to reach out and touch the past and they play a living role in history today. Through them we can come closer to the reality experienced by the soldiers who fought at Waterloo - that most iconic of all battles. Using stunning photography, rare objects from the Napoleonic era tell us their story of the battle. From the discomfort of the uniforms to the drama of the battle-drums echoing across the battlefield, by examining each object and its place in the Waterloo story, we reach a deeper understanding of what happened on the battlefield and its significance today. Gareth Glover takes us on fascinating journey through 100 objects, from the rare to the memorable, in a unique testimony to importance of the battle of Waterloo, 200 years on.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750964487
• Artikelnr.: 42616279

Autorenporträt

Gareth Glover is an ex Royal Navy officer who has studied the Napoleonic wars for over 40 years and during the last decade has published over one hundred volumes of memoirs/journals of soldiers who fought during the period. He has utilised all of this new material to rewrite the entire Waterloo campaign in an effort to eradicate the numerous distortions that have taken root over the past two centuries.