History of the Waterloo CampaignThe Napoleonic Library is an outstanding collection of seminal works on the Napoleonic Wars. It features evocative contemporary memoirs and makes available once again the classic works on the subject by military historians. |
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History of the Waterloo Campaign: The Classic Account of the Last Battle of ... William Siborne No preview available - 2016 |
HISTORY OF THE WATERLOO CAMPAIGN: The Classic Account of the Last Battle of ... WILLIAM. SIBORNE No preview available - 2020 |
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