A beautifully produced pictorial and written record of Napoleon’s disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, as seen by Albrecht Adam, a soldier turned talented military artist who witnessed and described in words and pictures all the major actions of that momentous year.

In 1812, Napoleon’s Grand Army invaded Russia. Among the half a million men who crossed the border, was Albrecht Adam, a former baker, a soldier and, most importantly for us, a military artist of considerable talent. As the army plunged ever deeper into a devastated Russia, Adam sketched and painted. In all, he produced 77 colour plates of the campaign, and they are as fresh and dramatic today as the day they were produced. The memoirs which acompany the plates, form a candid text describing the war Adam witnessed. Attached to IV Corps, he was present at all the major actions, and saw the conquerors march triumphantly into Moscow - and their ignominious retreat through the punishing Russian winter. Adam’s written and pictorial account is one of the most valuable records that we possess of one of history’s great military turning points, and this beautifully produced book gives the reader the full flavour of that world-shaking year.

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Product Code:	8269
Author:	Jonathan North
ISBN:	1 84415 161 1
Format:	176pp, 77 colour illustrations, hb.
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