Journal of the Waterloo Campaign remains one of the most famous personal accounts of the climactic three days which ended the military career and empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Captain Cavalié Mercer (1783–1868); was a skilled writer who recorded the day's events each evening. As a result; readers can experience through Mercer's keen eye the turbulence and graphic immediacy of the entire campaign: the news of Napoleon's return from Elba; the landing of Wellington's forces in Belgium; the lulls and hard marching; the battle at Quatre Bras (where Mercer fired a few rounds at Napoleon himself); Wellington's retreat; the ferocious fighting at Waterloo; and Mercer's own bold contribution to the larger Allied victory.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I also highly recommend this book if you are interested in such things. Dr. Guilartin is brilliant!By Gregory C. BrownAlso a brilliant book by Dr. Guilmartin; I also highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in such topics.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Valuable informationBy Charles BrownExcellent review of the changeover in naval power. Author writes in a clear; readable style that is easy to read and understand. Highly recommend to those intrerested in expanding their knowledge of history.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A thorough and very professional work.By Ned MiddletonThe first time ever I saw a cannon underwater was in Northern Ireland in 1976. At the time; I thought I was looking at something that would have archaeologists jumping to for joy; but it was later dismissed as an old iron demi-culverin of no importance. The following year; however; I was asked to help recover the front 2 feet of a bronze weapon discovered off Gibraltar. It later turned out that an incoming cannonball had hit this cannon at a time when it was hot from repeated use - thus causing it to break. Only last year I was visiting St. Paul Island in Nova Scotia where we came across several remnants from early vessels - including cannon and a large pile of cannonballs.It is; therefore; with a little experience (and I do mean "little.") but plenty of interest in such matters that I took delivery of "Galleons and Galleys" by John F. Guilmartin - published by Cassell Co - to be released for general sale on 18 February 2002.Professor John Guilmartin is a leading authority on military and maritime history specialising on the 16th and 17th Centuries. Whilst many would describe the turn of the 20th Century as a time of revolution in terms of warfare at sea; historians like Guilmartin know how such radical changes happened in an earlier age - albeit on a different scale; at the turn of the 16th Century.Galleons and Galleys is a hardback book measuring 10½in x 8in and packed with over 220 pages of fascinating historical detail essential to anyone with an interest in this period of maritime history. Beginning with an introduction which explains the age of the Galleon and Galley; Guilmartin then takes the reader on a journey which incorporates Warfare at Sea 1300-1453; Weapons of War 1300-1650; the evolution of European sailing ships - such as the Caravel and Carrack; to the development of the War Galley right through to the heyday of the supreme Galleon.In a thorough and very professional piece of work; the author includes all the peripheral information such as; Warfare at sea before Gunpowder; World Trade and the emergence of major maritime powers; the gunpowder revolution and the development of naval ordnance; the rise of Swedish sea power; strategies and tactics of the day; Anglo-French confrontations and Anglo-Spanish rivalry - thus giving as complete a portrayal of the subject as one could hope to find.With numerous famous paintings and portraits reproduced alongside line drawings of everything from the various types of ship to a description of the mould used for making cannon; this is indeed a scholarly work made all the more important because it is so easy to read and follow.NM
