The Lie at the Heart of Waterloo

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Nigel Sale served with 1st Green Jackets, 43rd and 52nd, the two regiments at the heart of Waterloo. In this book he uses his skills as a battalion intelligence officer to interpret and evaluate the sources and his knowledge of how soldiers respond on the battlefield to shed new light on eyewitness accounts. He has spent the last 30 years in public affairs management for the National Trust.

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Waterloo has, perhaps, a greater claim to have left its mark on Europe than any single battle before it, yet, even after two hundred years, there is confusion about how the battle ended. The author uses quotations from eyewitnesses - not only those published shortly after the battle but also the most modern academic work - to tell the true story.