David Crane

An old soldier sees through the smoke of Waterloo

A review of Waterloo: A New History of the Battle and its Armies, by Gordon Corrigan. Elbow the author out of the way and what you will find is a vigorous account of the famous campaign

‘The Final Advance of the Guard’ by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet [The Bridgeman Art Library]
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  • Waterloo: A New History of the Battle and its Armies

    Gordon Corrigan

    Atlantic Books, pp. 341

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