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Waterloo is one of the most famous battles in history and it has
given rise to a vast and varied literature. The strategy and
tactics of the battle and the entire Waterloo campaign have been
analysed at length. The commanders, manoeuvres and critical
episodes, and the intense experiences of the men who took part,
have all been recorded in minute detail. But the organization,
structure and fighting strength of the armies that fought in the
battle have received less attention, and this is the subject of
Philip Haythornthwaite's detailed, authoritative and engaging
study. Through a close description of the structure and personnel
of each of the armies he builds up a fascinating picture of their
makeup, their methods and their capabilities. The insight he offers
into the contrasting styles and national characteristics of the
forces that came together on the Waterloo battlefield gives a fresh
perspective on the extraordinary clash of arms that ended the
Napoleonic era.
Military Memoirs of Four Brothers, first published in 1829 and
reprinted for the first time since 1838, is an extremely rare
record of the military service of one family during the Napoleonic
Wars. The Fernyhoughs of Lichfield provided four officers to the
British naval and military forces, two of whom died on service with
the Royal Marines. The letters and journals pf two of the brothers
provide a fascinating account of some of the more important, and
some of the lesser-known campaigns and operations of the period,
including the Trafalgar campaign, the expedition to South America,
and the Peninsular War, Robert Fernyhough serving in the latter
with that most elite and famous corps, the 95th Rifles, later the
Rifle Brigade. Thomas Fernyhough, the brother who compiled this
account, was a noted historian and researcher, and produced a book
which is not only one of the rarest contemporary memoirs of the
Napoleonic Wars, but one which illuminates the services and
tribulations of a typical military family at this most crucial
period of British history.
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