{"product_id":"9780060762155","title":"Waterloo : June 18, 1815: The Battle for Modern Europe","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWaterloo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Andrew Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune 18, 1815, was one of the most momentous days in world history, marking the end of twenty-two years of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. On the bloody battlefield of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon and his hastily formed legions clashed with the  Anglo-Allied armies led by the Duke of Wellington -- the only time the two greatest military strategists of their age faced each other in combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith precision and elegance, Andrew Roberts sets the political, strategic, and historical scene, providing a breathtaking account of each successive stage of the battle while also examining new evidence that reveals exactly how Napoleon was defeated. Illuminating, authoritative, and engrossing, \u003cem\u003eWaterloo\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful work of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A small masterpiece. Waterloo is a military history of a high order.”\u003cbr\u003e“Andrew Roberts has produced the most convincing description of that fearsome day I have ever read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060762155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41061386420430,"sku":"9780060762155","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060762155_d753b81d-6669-4b05-86c8-90d1c05e7be5.jpg?v=1652164726","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060762155","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}