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Hilaire Belloc was one of the 20th century's most prolific historians, and he wrote seminal works about European history in a variety of periods and places. Waterloo is the most famous battle in modern history if not all of history, and appropriately so. Gathering an army of... Read Full Overview

Waterloo is a Napoleonic history classic by Hilaire Belloc. Judged in this true light, we may establish the following conclusions with regard to the battle of Waterloo. First, the battle of Waterloo was a decisive action, the result of which was a complete military success for... Read Full Overview

Waterloo (Illustrated) by Hilaire Belloc Hilaire Belloc's history of the battle at Waterloo and its ultimate meaning and the lasting effect it has had on Western Europe.

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I: The Political Object and Effect of the Waterloo Campaign
II: The Preliminaries:... Read Full Overview

Hilaire Belloc's "Waterloo" offers a compelling account of one of history's most decisive battles. A pivotal moment in the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Waterloo shaped the course of 19th-century Europe. Belloc, a renowned historian, meticulously details the events leading... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Waterloo (Illustrated) by Hilaire Belloc Hilaire Belloc's history of the battle at Waterloo and its ultimate meaning and the lasting effect it has had on Western Europe.

CONTENTS

I: The Political Object and Effect of the Waterloo Campaign
II: The Preliminaries:... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

It must continually be insisted upon in military history, that general actions, however decisive, are but the functions of campaigns; and that campaigns, in their turn, are but the functions of the political energies of the governments whose armies are engaged.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview