Waterloo

Cornwell does nothing new here. And he even asks himself the essential question: why another book on Waterloo? His answer is simple: he wants to tell the story himself. There’s no shortage of books written on it, and he has even written a fiction novel centred on it, but he wants to cast his voice o Leggi tutto

This is the second book of basically the same title written by Bernard Cornwell. The first is #20 in the Richard Sharpe series. Cornwell is one of the most respected writers of historical fiction. But here, he is a true historian looking at this pivotal battle in European history. Unlike many of the Leggi tutto

For a non-fiction title, this was a riveting and moving read that was not only not dry, but actually managed to transport me like fiction to that shudderingly brutal time and place. As much as there are various military terms and jargon that were confusing to me (not surprisingly), that didn’t take Leggi tutto

Fresh Insights and Old Excitements. The author of the famous Sharpe series, Bernard Cornwell turns his hand at writing fiction into fact, with his history of the Battle of Waterloo. For me, this was an excellent book, which focuses on all four days of the campaign and is a great introduction to the b Leggi tutto

Only buy the hardback edition--this is a gloriously handsome book with at least 50 color plates/maps. Don't even think of buying in electronic form. Such "Saxon Tales" storytelling of a Napoleonic battle isn't for everyone--marred upon occasion by over-dramatic storytelling hardly necessary for the m Leggi tutto

The Tyrant returns! Or depending upon point of view, The Glorious Emperor returns! This story is told from many points of view with just enough political and diplomatic background to make the situation understandable. The primary objective is painting a portrait of what it was like to be on those blo Leggi tutto