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NAPOLEON AGAINST RUSSIA: A Concise History of 1812
A concise yet detailed account of one of the most infamous military disasters of history - Napoleon’s ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812. 500.000 men went in, but just 20,000 returned - Napoleonic historian Digby Smith tells how and why in a lavishly illustrated and well-written page-turner.
Napoleon’s ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812 remains one of the most disastrous military campaigns in history - marking the beginning of the great man’s decline and fall, and dealing a catastrophic blow to France and her allies. In this concise yet detailed account of that momentous year, leading Napoleonic military historian Digby Smith gives a blow-by-blow account of the escalating disaster, from its grandiose beginning as the Emperor crossed the River Niemen with half a million men, to its humiliating end six months later when just 20,000 ragged survivors returned. In between the Grande Armee swept through Russia, winning the Pyrhhic victory at Borodino and capturing Moscow. Then they were burned out of the city and harried all the way home by marauding Cossacks. In relating the drama at the centre, Smith does not neglect the flanking campaigns in Scandinavia and the south. Lavishly illustrated and superbly told, this is a classic account of a justly infamous military catastrophe and a moving story of hubris and nemesis.
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Digby Smith
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235pp, b/w and colour photographs, maps, hb, Published Price £25.00
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