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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
ISBN : 0305617346
Author : Adam Zamoyski
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007381067
Adam Zamoyski’s bestselling account of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and his catastrophic retreat from Moscow, events that had a profound effect on European history.
Author : Paul Britten Austin
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473811393
This account of Napoleon’s disastrous invasion of Russia, in the words of those who experienced it, offers “a brilliant insight into men at war” (David G. Chandler, author of The Campaigns of Napoleon). Hundreds of thousands of men set out on that midsummer day of 1812. None could have imagined the terrors and hardships to come. They’d been lured all the way to Moscow without having achieved the decisive battle Napoleon sought—and by the time they reached the city, their numbers had already dwindled by more than a third. One of the greatest disasters in military history was in the making. The fruit of more than twenty years of research, this superbly crafted work skillfully blends the memoirs and diaries of more than a hundred eyewitnesses, all of whom took part in the Grand Army’s doomed march on Moscow, to reveal the inside story of this landmark military campaign. The result is a uniquely authentic account in which the reader sees and experiences the campaign through the eyes of participants in enthralling day-by-day, sometimes hour-by-hour detail.
Author : Paul Britten Austin
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473811409
1812: The Great Retreat the third and final volume in Austins magisterial trilogy concludes the story of one of history's most disastrous campaigns. The author's previous books brought the Grand Army to the head-on battle at Malo-Jaroslavetz after withdrawing sixty miles from the burnt down capital, and for the first time in his meteoric career Napoleon had to order a retreat. This volume follows the army's withdrawal through 800 miles of devastated countryside, crossing the horrific relics of the Borodino battlefield, fighting its way through the Russian General Kutusov's successive attempts to cut it off, and winning, against overwhelming odds, the three-day battle of the Berezina crossing. First-hand narratives, many published in English for the first time, describe Marshal Ney's astounding achievement in holding together the rear-guard until he himself, musket in hand, was the last man to re-cross the Niemen into Poland.Using the words of the participants themselves, Paul Britten Austin brings unparalleled authenticity and immediacy to his unique account of the closing stages of Napoleon's dramatic and tragic 1812 campaign.
Author : Alexander Mikaberidze
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473834491
As soon as Napoleon and his Grand Army entered Moscow, on 14 September 1812, the capital erupted in flames that eventually engulfed and destroyed two thirds of the city. The fiery devastation had a profound effect on the Grand Army, but for thirty-five days Napoleon stayed, making increasingly desperate efforts to achieve peace with Russia. Then, in October, almost surrounded by the Russians and with winter fast approaching, he abandoned the capital and embarked on the long, bitter retreat that destroyed his army. The month-long stay in Moscow was a pivotal moment in the war of 1812 the moment when the initiative swung towards the Tsar's armies and spelled doom for the invading Grand Army yet it has rarely been studied in the same depth as the other key events of the campaign.Alexander Mikaberidze, in this third volume of his in-depth reassessment of the war between the French and Russian empires, emphasizes the importance of the Moscow fire and shows how Russian intransigence sealed the fate of the French army. He uses a vast array of French, German, Polish and Russian memoirs, letters and diaries as well as archival material in order to tell the dramatic story of the Moscow fire. Not only does he provide a comprehensive account of events, looking at them from both the French and Russian points of view, but he explores the Russians' motives for leaving, then burning their capital. Using extensive eyewitness accounts, he paints a vivid picture of the harsh reality of life in the remains of the occupied city and describes military operations around Moscow at this turning point in the campaign.
Author : Hilaire Belloc
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019576308
A detailed account of Napoleon's ill-fated invasion of Russia in 1812, including the battles, logistics, and strategies involved, as well as the disastrous retreat that followed. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Blandford
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Military uniforms
ISBN : 071371283X
Author : Hilaire Belloc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
ISBN : UOM:39015049480091
Author : Ronald Frederick Delderfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041389292
Author : Hilaire 1870-1953 Belloc
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013374274
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : M. De Fezensac
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820334417
The Russian Campaign, 1812 chronicles the events of Napoleon's Russian campaign through the journal of the Duke of Fezensac. A professional soldier and officer, Fezensac kept his journal for family and close friends. It was first published in France in 1849 and won the high praise of literary critic Sainte-Beuve who said, "The impression that it leaves on the mind is ineffaceable." Fezensac was familiar with both the inner circle of men under Napoleon's direct command as well as the common soldier in the field. Rather than writing a sweeping account of the massive campaign, Fezensac concentrated on telling a very personal account of what it was like to be part of the long retreat from Moscow. Lee B. Kennett's idiomatic and careful translation embodies the freshness and immediacy of the original.
Author : Hilaire Belloc
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1333925190
Excerpt from The Campaign of 1812 and the Retreat From Moscow That clattering of horses' hoofs and of wheels in the cool daybreak was the first action in the catastrophe of his creative mission and personal fate. He and the horsemen with him were setting out for the Niemen. Their departure and the moment of it were a signal that the advance upon Russia had begun. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Paul Britten Austen
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848327047
More than a third of a million men set out on that midsummer day of 1812: none can have imagined the terrors and hardships to come. They would be lured all the way to Moscow without having achieved the decisive battle Napoleon sought; and by the time they reached the city their numbers would already have dwindled by more than a third. One of the greatest disasters in military history was in the making. The fruit of more than twenty years of research, this superbly crafted work skilfully blends the memoirs and diaries of more than a hundred eyewitnesses, all of whom took part in the Grand Armys doomed march to Moscow, to reveal the inside story of this landmark military campaign. The result is a uniquely authentic account in which the reader sees and experiences the campaign through the eyes of participants at each stage of the advance in enthralling day-by-day, sometimes hour-by-hour detail.
Author : Sir Robert Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041391884
Author : Paul Britten Austen
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848327030
At the gates of Moscow, Napoleon's Grand Army prepares to enter in triumphal procession. But what it finds is a city abandoned by its inhabitants save only the men who emerge to fan the flames as incendiary fuses hidden throughout the empty buildings of Moscow set the city alight. For three days Moscow burned, while looters dodged the fires to plunder and pillage. And so begins 1812: Napoleon in Moscow, Paul Britten Austin's atmospheric second volume in his acclaimed trilogy on Napoleons catastrophic invasion of Russia. After the fires died down the army settled in the ruins of Moscow; for five weeks Napoleon waited at the Kremlin, expecting his 'brother the Tsar' in St Petersburg to capitulate and make peace, while in fact the Russian Army was gathering its strength. At the same time Murat's cavalry, the advance guard, was encamped in dreadful conditions three days' march away at Winkowo, where it was being starved to death. When Napoleon eventually realized the futility of his plans and prepared to leave Moscow, his advance guard was surprised by a Russian attack. The most astounding exodus in modern times ensued. 1812: Napoleon in Moscow follows on from the brilliant 1812: The March on Moscow, which took Napoleon's army across Europe to the great city. Paul Britten Austin brings this next phase of the epic campaign to life with characteristic verve. Drawing on hundreds of eyewitness accounts by French and allied soldiers of Napoleon's army, this brilliant study recreates this disastrous military campaign in all its death and glory.