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Published in the 200th Anniversary year of the Battle of Waterloo a witty look at how the French still think they won, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. Two centuries after the Battle of Waterloo, the French are still in denial. If Napoleon lost on 18 June 1815 (and that's a big 'if'), then whoever rules the universe got it wrong. As soon as the cannons stopped firing, French historians began re-writing history. The Duke of Wellington was beaten, they say, and then the Prussians jumped into the boxing ring, breaking all the rules of battle. In essence, the French cannot bear the idea that Napoleon, their greatest-ever national hero, was in any way a loser. Especially not against the traditional enemy - les Anglais. Stephen Clarke has studied the French version of Waterloo, as told by battle veterans, novelists, historians - right up to today's politicians, and he has uncovered a story of pain, patriotism and sheer perversion ...Product Identifiers
PublisherCornerstone
ISBN-139781780893082
eBay Product ID (ePID)212612926
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameHow the French Won Waterloo-Or Think They Did
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen Clarke
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height222 mm
Item Weight454 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorStephen Clarke