Waterloo: The Decisive Victory

Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, this lavishly illustrated volume looks at all different aspects of the campaign with ten major articles by a host of well-known international academic figures. From the microcosm of the bitter fighting for the fortified farmhouse of Hougoumont, to a wider perspective of the Hundred Days campaign in its entirety, this collection spans the whole range of the subject from the perspective of all the sides involved. Authoritative and accessible, Waterloo: The Decisive Battle offers a unique history of one of the most important battles in world history.

Colonel Nick Lipscombe was born in Angers, France. He has a degree in business studies and an MSc in defence studies. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1980. During his thirty years in the British Army he has seen considerable operational service with the British and American armies, as well as with NATO and the UN.He was awarded the US Bronze Star in 2006.

A keen interest in military history followed his academic studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst concentrating on the Napoleonic era and the Peninsular War in particular. He is Chairman of Peninsular War 200, the UK official organisation for the commemoration of the bicentenary of the Peninsular War. He speaks German and Spanish, currently works in Portugal and lives in Spain with his wife Janny and their three daughters. The author lives in Alicante, Spain.