Henry Lachouque's WATERLOO (1 Viewer)

[Spitfrnd]

I have been thinking about picking up a copy of this book for a while now since it has very good reviews. Has anyone here read it?

 

[damian]

It is a lovely well illustrated book.
However in true Gallic fashion, you are not quite sure who actually lost the Battle by the end of it.

 

[lancer]

This is a very good book and well worth having if you are a Waterloo collector. It is very well illustrated with black-white and many full color pictures. The French cavalry charges are very colorful in particular. This can be an expensive book, so shop carefully. Also, ask about the condition of the blue hardback boards as they are very susceptible to fading if exposed to light. -- Al

 

[Spitfrnd]

Thank you both guys. I am not too worried about the bias; I can filter that out. Al what do you mean by blue boards; I thought is was just a hard cover?

 

[blaster]

What bias? Didn't Napoleon win at Waterloo?

 

[beating retreat]

Had this book when it was first published read from cover to cover Excellent and highly recommend

Regards John

 

[glossman]

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Here is the link to the current AbeBooks listing.

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Sea...ks&cm_ite=k45144&afn_sr=gan&pfxid=a_152888961

Hope this gives an idea of the range of the asking prices.

Raymond.

 

[lancer]

Thank you both guys. I am not too worried about the bias; I can filter that out. Al what do you mean by blue boards; I thought is was just a hard cover?

Sorry about the confusion. Boards is the book business term for hardback. In the case of "Waterloo", the covers (boards) are covered in a medium blue material. Hardbacks are also referred to as "cloth covers". -- Al

 

[Warrior]

THose are excellent prices for a truly spectacular book; as Al pointed out, it is beautifully illustrated, specifically the inclusion of the Waterloo panorama shots of the doomed French cavalry charge.

I bought this book when I was 12 years old from the old Squadron mail order outfit in Texas, have treasured it ever since, highly, highly recommended................

 

[Spitfrnd]

OK you all have convinced me. I just ordered an as new one which only has an owner's name on the cover as a defect for $10. You sure can't beat that if the condition is anywhere near accurate. Thanks to all of you for all the great recommendations.

 

[Warrior]

Anytime, for 10 clams you are going to be one happy guy, I bought it new for 20.00 36 years ago.

Man does time fly.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Anytime, for 10 clams you are going to be one happy guy, I bought it new for 20.00 36 years ago.

Man does time fly.

George, you had $20 to spend by yourself at age two?

 

[Warrior]

George, you had $20 to spend by yourself at age two?

I worked full time in a Nike factory..............actually, I am 48, so 36 years ago, I was 12.

That is scary, 36 years really has flown by.............................

 

[Spitfrnd]

I worked full time in a Nike factory..............actually, I am 48, so 36 years ago, I was 12.

That is scary, 36 years really has flown by.............................

It is scary indeed. At that time I was flying jets.

 

[glossman]

OK you all have convinced me. I just ordered an as new one which only has an owner's name on the cover as a defect for $10. You sure can't beat that if the condition is anywhere near accurate. Thanks to all of you for all the great recommendations.

This book has been on my "hit" list for a while, but the price has never been right.

It would be a great buy for $10.00 only. Please let us know if it meets your expectation.

Raymond.

 

[Sans Culotte]

I bought a copy over 30 years ago & have always considered it to have been money well-spent. Because of the vast number of illustrations, you can easily use it as a companion piece to whatever weightier tomes you may have on the Waterloo Campaign. The most memorable use that I made of the book was when I opened it to Dighton's painting of Sgt. Ewart & showed it to one of his descendants.

 

[Evzone]

........ The most memorable use that I made of the book was when I opened it to Dighton's painting of Sgt. Ewart & showed it to one of his descendants.

That sounds like an interesting encounter, tell us more..

 

[Sans Culotte]

Back in'73, when I was in Scotland visiting my mother's relatives, I went to Edinburgh Castle where I saw, among other things, a small exhibit on Sgt. Ewart and the standard of the French 45th which he'd captured. A few years later, I bought a British heavy cavalry saber like the one Sgt. Ewart had at Waterloo. In the late '90s, I was surprised & delighted to see a Ewart on my college history class roster. Typical of so many young people, he knew virtually nothing about his family's history. When I prompted him to do some digging, he found, to his amazement, that his grandmother had a family tree in her possession. To encourage him, I showed him Dighton's painting in Lachouque's book, as well as the saber. The last I knew, he'd gone on to become a successful lawyer.

 

[Grognard]

Cool story. I actually read somewhere that Sargent Ewart was ordered after capturing the French standard to go back behind the Brits' lines. This definitely saved his life as we all know the fate of the Scot Greys charge at Waterloo...

 

[Spitfrnd]

Cool story. I actually read somewhere that Sargent Ewart was ordered after capturing the French standard to go back behind the Brits' lines. This definitely saved his life as we all know the fate of the Scot Greys charge at Waterloo...

Well I don't think you can be sure it saved his life but it certainly improved his odds. At the end of the day, the Greys suffered 45% casualties, which is about the same as their sister Union Brigade units, the 1st Royals and the 6th Inniskillings. Of these roughly half, or slightly more for the Greys, were killed. Besides, given Ewarts 1.9 meter size and well known strength, I would pity the Lancers that picked on him.