This Thursday marks this bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo. Listen to my 10-minute podcast conversation with Bernard Cornwell here. He is a popular writer of historical fiction, and about a month ago his nonfiction account of Waterloo came out. It’s winning rave review, most recently in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal. Also, he’s a reader of National Review–a fellow traveler.

And don’t forget to subscribe to my weekly author-interview podcast here. It’s free! In the last few weeks, we’ve covered everything from Churchill and Reagan to life after death and the SF writer Neal Stephenson.