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Originally Posted by CRussel
I'm enjoying this book, but it's not compelling me. I'm listening to the Audible version, which is well read, and I sometimes wish I had a map in front of me. OTOH, I don't actually _care_ about the details of who was on which road. What is more interesting, and well covered, is the logistical and tactical considerations that led to Wellington's victory. And the ways in which it could all have gone horribly wrong. (For example, why did Marshall Ney delay his attack on Quatre Bras.)
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I enjoyed the audiobook. I felt the same about not seeing a map to visualize the positions but the story made up for it. Overall a good selection and I am glad to have read it.
P.S. Of late my attitude with history books has been to read them as semi-fiction stories unless there is something which interests me enough to research further.