Waterloo is one of the defining campaigns of European history. The name
conjures up images of the terrible scale and grandeur of the Napoleonic
Wars and the incredible, combined effort that finally ended Napoleon's
aspirations of power in Europe. Drawn from unpublished first-hand
accounts and detailed illustrations, this comprehensive volume is the
ideal resource for studying the intense fighting at the battles of
Waterloo and Wavre, the final, decisive engagements of the Waterloo
campaign. Those two battles are at the heart of this study, which
explores the action at Mont St. Jean where Wellington managed to hold
the French at bay until the arrival of the Prussians under Blücher saw
the Allies secure a hard-fought victory at the dramatic climax of the
'100 days'.