{"product_id":"a-visit-to-flanders-in-james-simpson-9781474539142","title":"A VISIT TO FLANDERS IN JULY 1815 Being Chiefly am Account of the Field of Waterloo. With A Short Sketch of Antwerp \u0026 Brussels, At That Time Occupied b","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimpson was a battlefield tourist and a great admirer of Wellington and his Army. Soon after the great battle, he visited the field and describes what he saw, as well as making a collection of the reminiscences of the battle by \"many of its gallant soldiers\". Of great value, as his collected notes were written so soon after the battle \"that the marks of artillery wheels are still visible\", and the spoils of war were being offered for sale by the local \"peasants\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollecting soldiers' reminiscences before the myth-making got under way, Simpson's observations are an important source for the aficionado of the Battle of Waterloo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Simpson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474539149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474539142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d","brand":"James Simpson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46141014737151,"sku":"9781474539142","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_958cd74a-826a-4aaf-b3bc-ef5494c80314.jpg?v=1726597684","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-visit-to-flanders-in-james-simpson-9781474539142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}