The Waterloo Companion: The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Land Battle

There have been many books about Waterloo, but never one to rival this in scale or authority. The many full colour maps, and the numerous diagrams and photographs, the majority in colour, make the pages a feast for the eye, while sixteen pages of original paintings of uniforms means this book is a collector's dream.

The book is divided into ten sections: The Campaign describes the dramatic events of the '100 days', and analyses the problems faced by the three commanders-in-chief - Napoleon, Wellington and Bl|cher. Orders of Battle details the organisation of the armies, down to battalion and battery level. Command and Control describes the command structures and the backgrounds and careers of the commanders. The Battlefield covers the critical features of the terrain, including a detailed description of the site as it is today, as well as a series of unique panoramic photographs showing the deployment of forces.

Complete sections are also devoted to The Infantry, The Cavalry, The Artillery and Other Arms and Services, describing their organisation, equipment, drill and tactics.

The Highlights describes the Allied defence of Hougoumont and La Haie Sainte, the initial French infantry attack, the cavalry assaults on the Allied squares, the defence of Plancenoit against the Prussians, and the final attack by the Imperial Guard.