The French at Waterloo - Eyewitness Accounts Napoleon, Imperial Headquarters and 1st CorpsAndrew Field, who has published four best selling books on the Battle of Waterloo, has established himself as one of the leading experts on the French perspective of the campaign. Andrew Field, who has published four best selling books on the Battle of Waterloo, has established himself as one of the leading experts on the French perspective of the campaign. Using selected extracts from French eyewitness accounts that haven't been published before in