Boar and the Leopard

The Boar and The Leopard is a work of creative non-fiction that takes a look at the Battle of Waterloo from the lens of fictional characters. Highlighting the brilliant careers of both Napoleon and Wellington, the novel gives a view of the atmosphere of war enveloped Europe in the early 19th century. Author David H. C. Carter takes the reader on a journey through time, starting with the struggling French nation as it rises out of the ashes of the revolution to is Imperial days and the decline at Napoleon Bonapartes influence and power. Epic events such as the French invasion of Russia and the disastrous retreat that followed are catalogued along the way giving the reader a feel for the uncertainty of the times that existed during the reign of one of the worlds most infamous figures.