"Waterloo" by Hilaire Belloc is a recount of a famous clash that looks at how politics and military plans came together during a key time in Europe's past. The book argues that a war's real success isn't just about winning battles, but about reaching political goals. It explores Napoleon's plans and what Wellington and Blucher of the Allied forces were trying to do. The book invites readers to think about how strategy and politics mixed together to decide what happened during this crucial conflict.
Waterloo
By Hilaire Belloc
Witness the clash where military strategy met political ambition, and where the fate of Europe hung in the balance.
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About the AuthorJoseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer, politician, and historian. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works.
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer, politician, and historian. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works.
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