From the publishers:
Napoleon won his final victory on June 16th, 1815 at Ligny, shortly before suffering [the culminating] defeat at Waterloo. Facing two enemy armies – Wellington’s Anglo-Allied and Bluecher’s Prussian – he aimed his main attack against Bluecher at Ligny and diverted Wellington’s attention by engaging his forward elements at Quatre Bras. The Eagle’s Last Triumph is the [a] comprehensive examination of this vital aspect of the 1815 campaign […]. Having put the battle at Ligny into perspective, the author provides a[n] account of the action in detail, including much eye-witness testimony. The complex story of Wellington and Bluecher’s cooperation throughout the struggle against the French is revealed, with new light on Wellington’s promises of prompt aid to the Prussians in the early stages of the campaign – promises which he failed to keep. The reasons for General d’Erlon’s failure to support the French forces at either Ligny or Quatre Bras are traced, and how the main culprits in the fiasco later sought to cover up their responsibility. The Eagle’s Last Triumph is a […] military epic, providing a […] explanation of why Napoleon, victorious at Ligny, met with utter defeat just two days later at Waterloo.
About the author:
Andrew Uffindell is an authority on the 1815 campaign and the author of On fields of Glory: the Battlefields of the 1815 Campaign, Greenhill Books.
The preface is by Andrew Roberts.
A paperback edition was published by Casemate in 2015.