ePub US Armed Forces in China 1856–1941 (Men-at-Arms) by John Langellier in History

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A masterly and concise reinterpretation of one of the seminal events in modern history; by one of the world's foremost military historians. The battle on Sunday 18th June 1815; near Waterloo; Belgium was to be Napoleon's greatest triumph - but it ended in one of the greatest military upsets of all time. Waterloo became a legend overnight and remains one of the most argued-over battles in history. Lord Wellington immortally dubbed it 'the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life;' but the British victory became iconic; a triumph of endurance that ensured a 19th century world in which Britain played the key role; it was also a defining moment for the French; bringing Napoleon I's reign to an end and closing the second Hundred Years' War. Alongside the great drama and powerful characters; Jeremy Black gives readers a fascinating look at where this battle belongs in the larger story of the tectonic power shifts in Europe; and the story of military modernisation. The result is a revelatory view of Waterloo's place in the broader historical arc.