Dear Bernard,

Once again I wish to express my congratulations on your book Waterloo. I recently spent time at the Battle-site and had a few books with me to help me orientate myself on the battlefield, your book and a couple from other Authors.

As a civil engineer I was particularly interested in the topography of the battlefield and its contours and I gained great insight into the fields of vision from different parts of the battlefield. It is interesting to place one-self in the valley and also on the reverse slopes and understand the view the soldiers and officers had during the battle.

Being my third visit to the battlefield in over twenty years, I found your book invaluable during this visit and referred to it again and again during my walkabout and unlike 1815, it did not rain, making my walkabout all the easier, I was very pleased to be able to wander about Hougoumont and enter the existing buildings.  I particularly enjoyed reading chapter 9 while resting inside the North Gate.

I said it on previous correspondence that your mapping is excellent and I reassert it here.

For anyone visiting the Battlefield, I would strongly encourage one to bring a copy of your book Waterloo for its clear mapping and excellent reading.

Thank you,

Robert King,

County Offaly, Ireland.