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The Scots triumphed at Waterloo – as painters, subjects for painters, diarists, writers and poets. Scotland's Waterloo showcases the different ways that illustrious Scots documented and responded to the battle.
Owen Dudley Edwards starts with the painters and their patrons, before moving on to the fascinating eyewitness accounts of Scottish soldiers. He finally introduces the voices of some more famous Scots who experienced the battle first-hand, including Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Dr Robert Knox and Arthur Conan Doyle.
About Owen Dudley Edwards
Owen Dudley Edwards is Hon. Fellow of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, at the University of Edinburgh where he taught History from 1968, having been born in Ireland and studied in the USA. His wife, Bonnie, is American and his three children are Scots. His most recent major monograph is British Children’s Fiction in the Second World War, his most recent collaboration Tartan Pimps, and he has edited several books including A Claim of Right for Scotland.
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| Binding | EAN | ISBN-10 | Pub Date | PAGES | Language | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 9781910745168 | 1910745162 | 2017-02-28 | 192 | 0.00 x 5.50 x 8.25 in | $18.95 | |
| E-Book | 9781910324523 | 1910324523 | 2015-07-31 | 0 | 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 in | $18.95 |
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