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The Day of Waterloo. Illustrated in colour and b/w . 8vo pp. VIII - 240 Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket) Molto buono (Very Good)
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A Near Run Thing: The Day of Waterloo
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A Near Run Thing; The Day of Waterloo by David Howarth 1971
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ISBN 10: 0002111195
ISBN 13: 9780002111195
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Photos by P Frank Purvey (illustrator). THIS BOOK: Classified as AS NEW. This is the 1971 edition. First published in October 1968 reprinted March 1969 and reprinted in 1971. The dust jacket is as new, full gloss and laminated. The hardcover in black linen, with the title in a red box at the top of the spine. IMAGES: We provide at least two images for each book, and with a map, to give you a clear idea of what you are purchasing. ## Read on for interesting information. ________________________________________ A Near Run Thing: The Day of Waterloo, David Howarth's A Near Run Thing offers a vivid, human-scale account of the Battle of Waterloo, one of the most decisive and dramatic clashes in European history. Drawing from over 18 eyewitness testimonies?including letters, memoirs, and battlefield recollections?Howarth reconstructs the events of June 18, 1815, not as a distant military campaign, but as a day lived and endured by soldiers of all ranks. The title echoes the Duke of Wellington's own words, describing the battle as "a near run thing"?a razor's edge victory that could easily have tipped into defeat. Howarth captures this tension with narrative clarity and emotional depth, weaving together perspectives from British, French, and Prussian participants. His storytelling balances strategic analysis with the visceral realities of war: the waiting, the confusion, the hunger, and the horror. Illustrated with maps, black-and-white photographs, and colour plates, the book offers both visual context and literary immediacy. It's not a dry military chronicle, but a compelling retelling that places readers in the mud and smoke of the battlefield. Howarth's prose is accessible yet evocative, making this volume suitable for historians, students, and general readers alike. First published in 1971, A Near Run Thing remains a respected and widely recommended account of Waterloo?often cited in further reading lists and praised for its ability to bring history to life. It stands as a testament to the chaos, courage, and contingency that shaped the fate of Europe in a single day. ________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS ONLY FOR THE UK. Please contact me for a shipping quote. Seller Inventory # MMXL-377-enghist
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A Near Run Thing. The Day of Waterloo
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ISBN 10: 0002111195
ISBN 13: 9780002111195
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Hardback. A near Run Thing. Wear and tear to edge of D/J. A great many books have been written about the Battle of Waterloo. But none quite like this; the reader can feel the shock of battle almost as if he were there. The first shots were fired at about eleven-thirty on a Sunday morning in June 1815. By nine o' clock that night, forty thousand men and ten thousand horses lay dead or wounded among the Belgian cornfields, and Napoleon had fled, abandoning his army and all hope of recovering his empire - and also, it was said, two million pounds worht of diamonds sewn into the lining of his uniform. This is the story of the men who were there. From their recollections, the author has recreated the battle as it appeared to them on the day it was fought - what they saw and heard, the little that they knew of what was ahppening, abd above all what they felt. The author followes the fortunes of men of all ranks on both sides - and some women too. The author has used his scrupulous technique to put together the stories of many people who were there and to make a far more clear and comprehensive account of the battle than any one of them could have given at the time. Here, both in the narrative and the unprecendented collection of sketches, paintings and drawings, are the heat and the noice, the fear and elation, the pain and sustaining hope of glory which were every man's experience that day. Illustrated. 239 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Seller Inventory # 095230
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