WATERLOO RELICS

Waterloo, the plain where Napoleon’s Empire was dealt its final blow after a titanic fight, is not only a name on the map. La Haye-Sainte, Hougoumont, Plancenoit, are real places where men struggled, suffered and died.

In this book, the authors retrace the phases of the famous battle. But moreover, they lead the reader deep into history by showing the artefacts, weapons, uniforms and pieces of equipment that have survived after more than two centuries.

From Napoleon’s hat to Wellington’s pad, from a simple uniform button to a rusted bayonet found on the very ground of the battlefield, these fabulous relics help us revisit the day of 18th June 1815. Packed with dozens of colour images of uniforms and equipment.