Napoleon Victorious An Alternative History of the Battle of Waterloo [Hardcover]

It is June 1815 and an Anglo-led Allied army under the Duke of Wellingtons command and Gebhard Leberecht von Bl?cher is set to face Napoleon Boneparte near Waterloo in present-day Belgium.What happens next is well known to any student of history: the two armies of the Seventh Coalition defeated Bonaparte in a battle that resulted in the end of his reign and of the First French Empire.But the outcome could have been very different, as Peter Tsouras demonstrates in this thought-provoking and highly readable alternate history of the fateful battle.By introducing minor  but realistic  adjustments, Tsouras presents a scenario in which the course of the battle runs quite differently, which in turn sets in motion new and unexpected possibilities. Cleverly conceived and expertly executed, this is alternate history at its best. I recommend this book to those who enjoy reading or wargaming alternative history in general and, more particularly, to those who enjoy doing so all the more when it's focused on the Napoleonic era 'Cleverly conceived and expertly executed, this is alternate history at its best. An interesting read and definitely inspiration for some tabletop skirmishes, after all wargaming is all about alternate history.