Volunteer -> RE: Perfect Waterloo Book (6/22/2015 11:25:49 AM)
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ORIGINAL: warspite1 Just thought I would mention this book to those who are interested in the battle. The Waterloo Companion - Mark Adkin (Aurum) There are loads of excellent books on this subject out there - but if you are looking for something big, colourful, glossy, packed with more charts, pictures and diagrams than you can shake a stick at then this is for you; brief history of the build up to the campaign, incredibly detailed Orders of Battle, maps depicting the scene at key stages of the battle, uniforms, summaries of the key officers (Corps and Divisional), tactics employed (the subsidiary battles are also included) etc etc etc This book contains over 400 pages of essential information - and all presented in a way that begs to be read! One of my favourite books in my entire military history library and thoroughly recommended [&o] [image]local://upfiles/28156/EA97DD6012F541AEA2D3F73D695CE0A3.jpg[/image] This book looks excellent. I wonder if the devs used it as a reliable source? When I tried to snag a copy on Amazon the cheapest one available was £94 and the most expensive £418.00 (yes, hundreds!). [X(] A publisher could well cash in on a reprinting methinks.
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