PDF From Adversaries to Partners?: Chinese and Russian Military Cooperation after the Cold War (Perspectives on the Twentieth Century) by Ming-Yen Tsai in History

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Waterloo; the plain where Napoleon’s Empire was dealt its final blow after a titanic fight; is not only a name on the map. La Haye-Sainte; Hougoumont; Plancenoit; are real places where men struggled; suffered and died. In this book; the authors retrace the phases of the famous battle. But moreover; they lead the reader deep into history by showing the artifacts; weapons; uniforms and pieces of equipment that have survived after more than two centuries. From Napoleon’s hat to Wellington’s pad; from a simple uniform button to a rusted bayonet found on the very ground of the battlefield; these fabulous relics help us revisit the day of June 18th 1815. Packed with dozens of color images of uniforms and equipment.