Book Review of Waterloo: Day of Battle by David Howarth

In reading the Waterloo: Day of Battle by David Howarth, it feels more like you’re examining a medley of personal journals than reading an actual history book. David Howarth has re-created the Battle of Waterloo and has achieved a far more distinct and inclusive account of the battle than any one could have given at the actual time. The book follows the fortunes of the men and women involved on both sides and it goes into their own feelings and thoughts during this bloody engagement. As you move from the early dawn of the battle to the late night of its end, you feel as if you have experienced the hopes and fears of all the men on the battlefield as well as those waiting for their return. Through his own narrative and collection of sketches, paintings and drawings, you can feel the pain of the soldiers through the heat and noise of battle as well as the sustaining hope of glory each man held within his heart. David Howarth brings you through an experience of The Battle of Waterloo li...