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Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part One – The Protagonists
Chapter 1 ‘We had a notion that while he was there nothing could go wrong.’
Chapter 2 ‘The Napoleon we knew does not exist anymore.’
Chapter 3 ‘Le plus brave que la braves.’
Part Two – Prelude to Battle (20 April 1814–17 June 1815)
Chapter 4 ‘The common enemy to the peace of the world.’
Chapter 5 ‘I caused the misfortunes of France, I ought to repair them.’
Part Three – An Outline of the Battle (18 June 1815)
Chapter 6 ‘I have just ridden the along the whole line, and I never saw a worse position.’
Chapter 7 ‘There it goes.’ (11.30 am–3.00 pm)
Chapter 8 ‘Forward! The salvation of France is at stake.’ (3.00 pm–6.30 pm)
Chapter 9 ‘He and I, and every other Englishman on the field must stand and die on the spot which we occupy.’ (6.30 pm–8.30 pm)
Chapter 10 ‘A présent c’est fini – sauvons nous.’ (8.30 -)
Chapter 11 ‘Such an action could not be gained without great loss; and I’m sorry to say ours has been immense.’
Part Four – The Road to Valhalla (From Waterloo to the Grave)
Chapter 12 ‘I hope to God I have fought my last battle.’ (Wellington after Waterloo)
Chapter 13 ‘To live in captivity is to die a thousand deaths.’ (Napoleon after Waterloo)
Chapter 14 ‘This is the last command I will ever give you…fire!’ (Ney after Waterloo)
Part Five – The Footsteps of Command (The Battlefield Today)
Chapter 15 ‘I don’t think that it would have done if I hadn’t been there.’ (Wellington’s Waterloo)
Battlefield Walk 1 – In the Footsteps of Wellington
Chapter 16 ‘Never did Napoleon have so formidable or so fragile a weapon in his hand.’ (Napoleon and Ney at Waterloo)
Battlefield Walk 2 – In the Footsteps of Napoleon and Ney
Appendices
Appendix A Consolidated List of Battlefield Memorials
Appendix B Other Principal Personalities at Waterloo
Appendix C Effective Strengths of the Armies on the Battlefield at Waterloo, 18 June 1815
Appendix D A Regimental Experience
Appendix E Bibliography
Index
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