The Waterloo Campaign in 100 Locations

The Waterloo Campaign in 100 Locations is a beautifully produced visual guide that traces Napoleon's extraordinary journey from his landing on France's Côte d'Azur through the Route Napoleon to Grenoble, his triumphant return to Paris, and the pivotal battles that followed. This richly illustrated book takes you to the exact sites where history unfolded: where Imperial Eagles were distributed to regiments, where Wellington's Anglo-Allied forces gathered in Brussels, and across the key battlefields of Quatre Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo itself. Discover the routes of withdrawal to Mont St Jean and Wavre, explore the Waterloo battlefield in pictorial detail, and follow the pursuit of the defeated French Army through fortress sieges to Paris. Beyond the main campaign, the book captures the Vendée uprising, the final clashes before Napoleon's abdication, and his poignant journey to exile via l'Île d'Aix, Plymouth, and St Helena. Featuring headquarters, observation posts, monuments, memorials, bridges, and battlefields, each photograph reveals the stories of political strategy, military manoeuvring, sacrifice, and the human cost of war. A unique visual record of Napoleon's greatest gamble—where every image tells a thousand words.