The Battle of Waterloo

by David Pietrusza

The Battle of Waterloo was justifiably the most celebrated battle of the nineteenth century and remains one of the most famous and significant battles of all time. It contained the classic elements of bravery, suspense and colossal blunders.

96 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

David Pietrusza’s books include 1920: The Year of Six Presidents; Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series; 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America's Role in the World; 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies; and 1932: The Rise of Hitler and FDR—Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal, and Unlikely Destiny. Rothstein was a finalist for an Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, and 1920 was honored by Kirkus Reviews as among their "Books of the Year." Pietrusza has appeared on Good Morning America, Morning Joe, The Voice of America, The History Channel, ESPN, NPR, AMC, and C-SPAN. He has spoken at The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, The National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Harry S Truman library and Museum, and various universities and festivals. He lives in Scotia, New York. Visit davidpietrusza.com

Reviews

[Shea Swan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think that it was great for somebody who really likes history.and i would recomend this book to a history teacher so they can show their students about diffrent history of diffrent countries.i liked the part of when his brother in law was trying to overthrown him of his leadership and he tried to fight his brother and law and his army even though napoleon had about 5,000 men he still fought with passion and the battle which was going on for three years.over 250,000 men died,and the battle was called the battle of waterloo.