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6. An Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer.
Had been recommended to me by at least two different people as "having THE best account of Waterloo ever shown in a novel. And that includes Sharpe's Waterloo." And "is used in Sandhurst, or some such place."
So, I bravely soldiered on through the tedious meat marriage market blah. Highlights are: chapter 9, a daytrip to Hougoumont and ch. 12, troop inspection with Wellington and Blücher. In ch. 17 we reach 16.6.1815, the day of Ligny and Quatre-Bras. Then the reading flow is seriously disrupted by some woman bleating on about being secretly married to a Life Guards officer, I mean who cares? and in ch. 21 we are finally on 18.6.1815, the day of the battle. It is an exellent account of Waterloo, I got out my battlefield guide and the map and could follow the unfolding events beautifully. Very good.
I think Silly Billy got off far too lightly, he did order infantry to be slaughtered by cavalry on three different occasions... but oh well.
I still prefer Sharpe's Waterloo, though. ;) It's nowhere near as boring.
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I would heartily recommend - and so would my husband. It got him interested in Peninsular War memoirs...
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King's German Legion; Terry Pratchett; Wassah!; Heavy Metal; Veterinarying...
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