Project Gutenberg 2025-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 149 Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward) 1856 1922 Watson, Thomas Edward Watson, Tom Watson, Edward Thomas Watson, Thos. E. 08028406 Waterloo $aUnited States :$bThe Neale Publishing Company, $c1908. Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Waterloo" by Thomas E. Watson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work examines the events and personalities surrounding the famous Battle of Waterloo, with a particular focus on the conflicting testimonies and enduring mysteries that have clouded our understanding of the campaign. Likely aimed at readers interested in history and military affairs, the book delves deeply into Napoleon's last major battle and the roles played by other key figures, such as Wellington and Blücher. The opening of "Waterloo" sets the tone by highlighting the difficulty in discerning the true events of the battle due to contradictory reports and the inherent subjectivity of historical narratives. Watson then establishes the deteriorating physical and mental condition of Napoleon in the lead-up to the campaign, contrasts him with his earlier self, and outlines the immense political and social forces arrayed against him. The narrative follows Napoleon's return from exile, his rapid mobilization of the army, and the compromised loyalty and competence of his marshals. Simultaneously, the book explores the personalities and positions of Wellington and his allies, framing the events with rich character sketches and a critique of their motives and actions. The early chapters bring the reader up to the chaos and miscommunications of the opening maneuvers that shaped the outcome of Waterloo, emphasizing missed opportunities, muddled commands, and the decisive impact of both leadership and luck. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/waterloo00wats 20240620115732watson 1908 us Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 DC Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 210118 2025-07-30T04:43:24.889445 text/html 185168 2025-03-22T00:19:13 text/html 651457 2025-07-30T04:43:30.305400 application/epub+zip 649432 2025-07-30T04:43:26.469472 application/epub+zip 348619 2025-07-30T04:43:25.622452 application/epub+zip 1473161 2025-07-30T04:43:33.122410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1449667 2025-07-30T04:43:29.545436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183603 2025-07-30T04:43:24.430438 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163766 2025-03-22T00:19:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16564 2025-07-30T04:43:33.378367 application/rdf+xml 19418 2025-07-30T04:43:25.888403 image/jpeg 2933 2025-07-30T04:43:25.758399 image/jpeg 1042486 2025-07-30T04:43:24.923444 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia