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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Went the Day Well? Went the Day Well? Crane, David. This book tells the panoramic story of Waterloo, from its causes to its aftermath, told through uniquely interwoven narratives drawn from the diaries, letters, reminiscences, and great novels of part… OL17213372W
A week at Waterloo A week at Waterloo De Lancey, Magdalene Lady "One woman's true story of war, love, and loss." "Magdalene De Lancey fought to save her husband's life on the edge of the battlefield at Waterloo. American-born William was one of the first professi… OL17741498W
The Sage of Waterloo The Sage of Waterloo Leona Francombe "On June 17, 1815, the Duke of Wellington amassed his troops at Hougoumont, an ancient farmstead not far from Waterloo. The next day, the French attacked--the first shots of the Battle of Waterloo--s… OL17926705W
The Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo David Pietrusza A detailed account of the events leading up to a celebrated battle of the nineteenth century, the battle itself, and results of Napoleon's military failure. OL1803420W
Waterloo Waterloo Gordon Corrigan Fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 by some 220,000 men over rain-sodden ground in what is now Belgium, the Battle of Waterloo brought an end to twenty-three years of almost continual war between revolutio… OL19994599W
Of living valour Of living valour Barney White-Spunner With a concise, fast-moving account covering, ex-Commander of the British Army Barney White-Spunner tells the story through the experiences of those who fought there and their families, offering his … OL22909190W
Waterloo Waterloo Frederick E. Smith Riding Marengo, his white Arab steed, Napoleon paraded across the French forward slope. Regimental bands crashed out their martial airs, gold braid and polished metal glittered in the sun, cavalrymen… OL24184824W
The Mathematics of Love The Mathematics of Love Emma Darwin The mathematics of love defies arithmetic . . . The Mathematics of Love is an intimate, poignant story of two people whose lives—amazingly, impossibly—become interwoven in a brilliant tapestry of tra… OL278073W
Cartuja de Parma, La Cartuja de Parma, La Stendhal Headstrong and naive, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo is determined to defy the wrath of his right-wing father and go to war to fight for Napoleon. He stumbles on the Battle of Waterl… OL733285W