Wellington's smallest victory : the Duke, the model maker and the secret of Waterloo
Hofschröer, Peter2005
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William Siborne, a lieutenant in the British army and expert in topography, was comissioned to make a vast scale model of Waterloo. Peter Hofschröer tells the extraordinary and tragic tale of one man's obsession to build the greatest model of the greatest battle of all time.
Main title:
Wellington's smallest victory : the Duke, the model maker and the secret of Waterloo / Peter Hofschröer.
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Imprint:
London : Faber, 2005.
Collation:
x, 324 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2004.Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-284) and index.
ISBN:
9780571217694 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1337104