Waterloo: A Novel

by Manuel Komroff

Pre-ISBN edition.

307 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1936

About the author

Manuel Komroff (September 7, 1890 – 10 December 1974) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, editor and translator.

He was born in New York where he began his working life as a journalist. He also spent some time in Russia during the Russian Revolution.

One of his most successful publications was his edited version of The Travels of Marco Polo, first published in 1926.

Reviews

[Penny · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brisk, interesting account of the return of Napoleon and the battle of Waterloo -- a battle in which Napoleon's usual tactical brilliance and his troop's efficiency were both absent, or at least, less than that of Wellington and the British troops. I was given this book as a teenager -- it is written for young adults. I've only read it through this year, however, spurred on by my rereading of the Hornblower novels by C.S. Forester, which take place during the Napoleonic wars. I like military history and enjoyed this hour-by-hour account of June 1815.