Waterloo - Bernard Cromwell

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Rare for me that I read something nowadays that I can't put down, but thought I'd share this.....it's bloody fantastic. I'm not really a Sharpe (same author obv) fan at all but saw it had some good reviews and I was interested in reading a new account of Waterloo for the forthcoming 200th anniversary.

It's basically an incredibly readable and mesmerising account of one of the most pivotal battles in history......full of accounts by those fighting it, but with enough strategic detail not to bore you, yet leave you cognisant of the big picture.

Anyway, cool story bro etc but it's a great read if you're half interested in history/Sharpe/Waterloo.

Edit: it's Cornwell not Cromwell, bloody autocorrect!