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Today we'll learn about the classic 1970 film Waterloo and its depiction of Napoleon's final defeat. Joining us to discuss the historical accuracy of Waterloo is historian and professor at Louisiana State University, Alexander Mikaberidze. Alexander has also written numerous books on the Napoleonic era, including his latest which is called The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History.

Want to learn more about the Napoleonic era? Get one (or more) of Alexander's great books:

• The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History https://bookshop.org/a/9789/9780199951062
• The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape https://bookshop.org/a/9789/9781844159208
• The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov https://bookshop.org/a/9789/9781848844049
• Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807 https://bookshop.org/a/9789/9781848327627
• The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: 1792-1815 https://bookshop.org/a/9789/9781932714029
• Find more of Alexander's books at https://bookshop.org/contributors/alexander-mikaberidze

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