The Battle of Waterloo
Europe in the Balance

For non European reader like me, there are places that hard to understand because the writer expect the reader would know where it is. As I confuse to places as if its in France or Dutch and another places that have been taken part in the war. But the papers of the book are high quality, it's so thi......more

Really great. I WAS worried about the maps, it could have used one or two more for the actual battle, certainly the opening stages. But the later stages of the battle are covered sufficiently (for me). It was really at just the right level for me, not school boy but not boffin level either. I’d cert......more

Um bom livro sobre a batalha decisiva, mas que também acompanha o antes e o depois da mesma. Possui alguns problemas de revisão, mas nada que atrapalhe a leitura.......more

Very good summary of the campaign. Rupert describes the whole campaign from the escape of Isle of Elba to the surrender to the English. Full of illustrations and short bios of the main commanders, the book gives a wonderful overview of Waterloo campaign. The only flaw of the book is the lack of maps......more