The Waterloo Archive: Volume VI (Hardback)
British Sources
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So much has been written on the subject of the Battle of Waterloo and the campaign that surrounds it that the reader might think that there is simply nothing new to tell. However, the archives of Europe are teeming with fascinating documents – personal letters to family and friends, private journals and official reports – that have been virtually ignored in many standard histories of the period.
In the ground-breaking Waterloo Archive series Gareth Glover has set out to unearth this buried material and to finally expose it to public scrutiny. In doing so he brings the human aspect of war and military campaigning to the fore: the humour and exhilaration, the fears and miseries, the starvation and exhaustion, the horror and the joy. He also provides an invaluable new source which will challenge preconceptions, disprove theories, destroy myths and allow for a complete re-evaluation of many key aspects of the campaign.
In this sixth and final volume in the series, published to coincide with the two hundredth anniversary of the campaign, Glover has again turned his attention to the British sources.
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Revue du Souvenir Napoléonien
Handsome hardback.
Miniature Wargames
With Glover's work on the Waterloo sources, we have the very real prospect of being able to revisit earlier conclusions and test them against this primary source material. Historians will get excited, enthusiasts will feel a stronger connection to the past, descendents will feel closer to their forebears, new levels of understanding will develop and so many will benefit. That all makes this volume and its sisters a very valuable expansion of our knowledge of history.
Firetrench
The last volume of this superb series by no means appears to be 'scarping the barrel' indeed it almost appears as if Gareth Glover has saved the best bits to the end. The illustrations are beautifully reproduced. The series as a whole is a must for anyone who aspires to understand the battle and its context, the men, their families and the times they lived and died in. ... Highly recommended.
Clash of Steel
This collection will be an invaluable resource for future generations.
Classic Arms & Militaria
If you read nothing else about Waterloo in its 200th anniversary year, you should read this.
He brings the human aspect of war and military campaigning to the fore: the humour and exhilaration, the fears and miseries, the starvation and exhaustion, the horror and the joy. He also provides an invaluable new source which will challenge preconceptions, disprove theories, destroy myths and allow for a complete re-evaluation of many key aspects of the campaign.
Skirmish - Living History
Crammed with new insights into different aspects of the campaign and its key participants, the book draws on an impressive range of sources from regimental museums and archives of Britain, the Commonwealth and of the United States, to private letters and journals.
Cardiff Times
The book works through the various north German Contingents, adding a Prussian account at the end just to be exotic. With the reservation that you have to be very into Waterloo, this is a fine book, to be highly recommended.
The Napoleonic Historical Society Newsletter, John Brewster
A superb collection of material that will absorb the knowledgeable and the newcomer alike.
Steve Dube, Western Mail
The sheer depth and richness of personal accounts and other documentation associated with the battle of Waterloo is demonstrated by this collection of sources about the campaign.
Military Illustrated
The Waterloo Archive is going to be one of the most valuable sources of information available on the campaign of 1815.
First Empire
A great addition to our Napoleonic knowledge.
www.napoleonguide.com
Excellent. Covers a good range of participants, and includes accounts of the days after the great battle.
John R. White, The Waterloo Association
This is a marvellous addition to our understanding of the campaign, the army and the era in general.
Adrian Goldsworthy
An incredible collection of primary sources.
Robert Burnham
The sheer depth and richness of personal accounts and other documentation associated with the battle of Waterloo is demonstrated by this collection of sources.
Military Illustrated
Historians and students of the 1815 campaign will find fresh items of real value in these books.
British Army Review
About Gareth Glover
GARETH GLOVER is a 59-year-old, ex Royal Navy officer, who has made a study of the Napoleonic Wars for over forty years. In the last two decades, Gareth has made it his mission to uncover unknown or rare memoirs and correspondence from participants in these wars and his discoveries have changed our understanding of many aspects of the history of the period. To date he has produced over eighty books or monographs and has plans to publish many more in the next decade. Among these works, are the critically acclaimed eight volume Waterloo Archive series, which has become a ‘must’ for any serious student of the Waterloo campaign and four further volumes are planned. He is now regarded as the foremost expert on the archival records of the British military in the Napoleonic wars. Gareth resides in Cardiff with his wife Mary and they have two grown up children Sarah and Michael who are both teachers.
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