Napoleon's Last Army

WATERLOO
Napoleon’s Last Army
The Art of Keith Rocco.

The most accurate collection of images of the French Army as it appeared at Waterloo.

On his return from the island of Elba in early 1815 Napoleon had to resurrect an army that had been greatly reduced during his exile from France. It was his last campaign.

For more than two decades historian, researcher, and author Paul Lindsay Dawson delved into the archives of the French army, translating reams of original documents and reports related to the rebuilding of Napoleon’s Imperial Army in 1815.

This book visually represents the results of that research and describes the many variations of French uniforms hastily pressed into service by the harried quartermasters as they rushed to rebuild and refit an army that would end its life at Waterloo.

• 64 original paintings portraying many of the French Army units at Waterloo
• Over a decade of research and artistic rendering by Keith Rocco went into producing the paintings in this book
• 150+ photographs of historical artifacts from the holdings of three museums and seven private collections
• 176 oversize-format 9 3/8” by 13 1/2” large pages
• 128 pages featuring 64 Keith Rocco soldier paintings – 32 Imperial Guard and 32 Line units
• Full colour throughout
• Fine high-grade, art quality paper
• Facing pages feature descriptive text relating to the subject of the painting along with captioned photos of rare artifacts depicted within the artwork
• An added plus: 28 more pages dedicated solely to beautifully photographed and captioned artifact photos
• Illustrated Uniform Glossary in French and English
• Index of units and officers that are portrayed in the book’s paintings
• 4 large horizontal battle paintings on 2-pages chapter title spreads including:
• Guard Infantry & Artillery chapter - A NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED PAINTING OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD FIGHTING IN THE CEMETERY! The artist created this painting especially for this book.
• Empress Dragoons - Guard Cavalry chapter.
• The Great Gate of Hougoumont - Line Infantry & Artillery chapter.
• Quatre Bras – Line Cavalry chapter.

Available in two editions:

STANDARD edition - Cloth hard cover and dust jacket. Nearly 70 original Keith Rocco paintings on oversize, art-quality paper portray French soldiers in many of the units of the Army of the North. Most of these are published here for the first time. The book also includes more than 150 photos of artifacts from the holdings of three museums and seven private collections.

£60* +postage (SOLD OUT) 

COLLECTOR’S edition - Leather cover with foil stamped Smyth binding, raised hubs on spine, gilded edges, ribbon marker, PLUS bookplate signed by Keith Rocco. Only 260 copies printed (will not be reprinted). 

£150 +postage (SOLD OUT) 

To order, email limeyyankgames@gmail.com

* I also have one lightly damaged copy of the standard edition that is priced at £45 (SOLD).