{"product_id":"waterloo-by-tim-clayton-9780349123011","title":"Waterloo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fabulous story, superbly told\u003c\/em\u003e - Max Hastings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bloodbath at Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over twenty years. It also finished the career of the charismatic Napoleon Bonaparte. It ensured the final liberation of Germany and the restoration of the old European monarchies, and it represented one of the very few defeats for the glorious French army, most of whose soldiers remained devoted to their Emperor until the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtraordinary though it may seem, much about the Battle of Waterloo has remained uncertain, with many major features of the campaign hotly debated. Most histories have depended heavily on the evidence of British officers that were gathered about twenty years after the battle. However, the recent publication of an abundance of fresh first-hand accounts from soldiers of all the participating armies has illuminated important episodes and enabled a radical reappraisal of the course of the campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a darker, muddier story, no longer biased by notions of regimental honour, but a tapestry of irony, accident, courage, horror, and human frailty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn epic page-turner, rich in dramatic human detail and grounded in first-class scholarly research, \u003cem\u003eWaterloo\u003c\/em\u003e is the real inside story of the greatest land battle in British history, the defining showdown of the age of muskets, bayonets, cavalry, and cannon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852539482348,"sku":"9780349123011","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7683633482312.jpg?v=1759154798","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/waterloo-by-tim-clayton-9780349123011","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}