
Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815
From Elba to Ligny and Quatre Bras Volume I
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Narrated by:
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Ric Jerrom
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By:
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John Hussey
The first of two ground-breaking volumes on the Waterloo campaign, this audiobook is based upon a detailed analysis of sources old and new in four languages. It highlights the political stresses between the Allies, the problems of feeding and paying for the Allied forces assembling in Belgium during the undeclared war and how a strategy was thrashed out.
It studies the neglected topic of how the Allies beyond the Rhine hampered the plans of Blücher and Wellington, thus allowing Napoleon to snatch the initiative from them. Napoleon's operational plan is likewise analysed and the way in which Soult misinterpreted it and accounts from both sides help provide a vivid impression of the fighting on the first day, 15 June. This volume ends with the joint battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras the next day.
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Very full analysis
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Completely wonderful.
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Excellent performance from the narrator.
All-round excellent piece of history.
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The story is immense. It’s told piece-by-piece, in a fluid and luxurious narrative. There is rich detail but it doesn’t seem to bury the listener. The English and French are vibrant - Ric Jerrom’s German perhaps falls short at times but it hardly detracts from the narrative.
There are maps! The narrative calls out to the maps! They’re functional, helpful, and assist putting the countless towns, hamlets, and crossroads into the listener’s understanding.
The narrative is warm and captivating- you’re drawn deep into the tale. Ric Jerrom does an outstanding job. He’s one of those narrative voices that can draw you to a work you might otherwise skip by.
I have come back to multiple sections, most just to enjoy another listen, rarely for loss of attention. I’ve listened to this for hours, late into the night. A true “page-turner”.
The battles are not the focus here - Ligny and Quatre Bras are single chapters in the last volume. The story is how we arrive on the field looking at the Windmill of Ligny or the nondescript crossroads at Quatre Bras. Outstanding.
Amazing work - flows from pen to voice to ear
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Great but biased
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Hussey goes into such incredible detail and is able to draw it all together into an incredibly clear flowing format. There are so many elements to this story. This is perhaps the military campaign I know the least about too. So it might take another couple of listens to fully grasp it all. So pay close attention not to mention anything. Also take advantage of the PDF maps in the library section. They came in very handy. Ric Jerron's narration is perfection. It completes the first volume. So needless to say I'm anticipating Volume II.
Belongs Amongst The Greats
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can't wait for vol 2!!!!
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Thank you
Excellent: Where is Volume 2
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Communications communication communications oh, a little personality, communications communications communications.
Very good work of history.
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