The Long Shadow of Waterloo: Myths, Memories and Debates

"[A] concise but authoritative narrative of the last action of the Napoleonic Wars" and its influence on French, British, German, and U.S. cultures (Military History Matters).

The Battle of Waterloo ended a century of war between France and Great Britain and became a key part of their national identity, serving their political needs as the battle was refought throughout the 19th century in politics, books and art to create the myth of Waterloo. For Great Britain, Waterloo became a symbol ...