Les auteurs reviennent sur les grandes phases de la bataille de Waterloo, moment historique où s'effondra l'Empire. L'ouvrage met l'accent sur les armes, les uniformes et les accessoires liés à cet événement, du chapeau de Napoléon au calepin de Wellington, en passant par le bouton d'habit de la baïonnette, reliques de ce 18 juin 1815. ©Electre 2025
Waterloo Relics
« Waterloo, morne plaine... » (Waterloo, sad plain).
These three words still echo in French people's minds. Beyond Victor Hugo's writings, they remember that it was a defeat rather than a battle and also depending on where your opinions lie, the final act of a fantastic epic or that of a terrible despot. June 1815, the 18th a day which will give Wellington and Blucher immortal glory and sealed the fate of Europe for decades.
Authentic proof of the battle has had to be found at its source. Almost two centuries after wards, the only valid proof, in our opinion, was those objects which had really « been » at Waterloo. Strangely enough, with ail the books and publications on the subject, nobody ever seemed to have taken an interest in this aspect.
And yet their emotional capital still remains intact, from the very fa mous hat belonging to Napoleon to the uniform button of an obscure infantry fusilier.
Paru le : 10/07/2015
Thématique : Ier Empire napoléonien
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Gilles Bernard Auteur : Gérard Lachaux
Éditeur(s) :
Histoire et collections
Collection(s) : Batailles célèbres
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-35250-435-1
EAN13 : 9782352504351
Reliure : Broché
Pages : 128
Hauteur: 31.0 cm / Largeur 23.0 cm
Épaisseur: 0.8 cm
Poids: 645 g
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