“Next day he proved the point that he was always singularly useless unless some daredevil escapade was called for.” — Frank McLynn Copy Share Image
“he showed consummate folly in allowing the Duke to fight on ground of his own choosing.” — Frank McLynn Copy Share Image
“The peculiarity of the Battle of Waterloo was its narrow compass, with 140,000 men crammed into three square miles; the front was only four… — Frank McLynn Copy Share Image
“Next day he proved the point that he was always singularly useless unless some daredevil escapade was called for.” — Frank McLynn Copy Share Image
“In his preparations for the battle of Waterloo Napoleon contrived to produce a grand slam of mistakes. It is surprising that his great name… — Frank McLynn Copy Share Image
“By any reckoning, the twenty-day march from Antibes to Paris was one of the high points in his life. As Balzac later wrote incredulously:… — Frank McLynn Copy Share Image
