Waterloo by Hilaire Belloc (1914)
The novel is a satirical commentary on the British class system and the social conventions of the time. It follows the story of a young man who becomes embroiled in a series of absurd and humorous misadventures after being mistaken for a member of the aristocracy. The narrative explores themes of identity, class, and the superficiality of high society.
By Hilaire Belloc · First published 1914 · Genre: History, Military, Non-fiction · 5 chapters · 50,678 words
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It must continually be insisted upon in military history, that general actions, however decisive, are but the functions of campaigns; and that campaigns, in their turn, are but the functions of the political energies of the governments whose armies are engaged.
The object of a campaign is invariably a political object, and all its military effort is, or should be, subsidiary to that political object.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Hilaire Belloc
- Date: 1914 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: History, Military, Non-fiction, Biography, Political
- Length: 50,678 words
- Structure: 5 chapters, 519 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- History — The book provides a detailed account of the historical events surrounding the Battle of Waterloo.
- Military — It focuses on military strategies, tactics, and the significance of the battle in military history.
- Non-fiction — The work is a factual recounting of historical events rather than a fictional narrative.
- Biography — The book includes biographical elements of key figures involved in the Battle of Waterloo.
Tags
Historical Fiction · Napoleonic Wars · War Novel · British History · French History · Military Fiction · Adventure · Action · Drama · Realistic Fiction · Classic Literature · 19th Century Literature
Contents
- The Political Object and Effect of the Waterloo Campaign
- The Preliminaries: Napoleon's Advance Across the Sambre
- The Decisive Day. Friday the 16th of June
- The Allied Retreat and French Advance Upon Waterloo and Wavre
- The Action