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1812 by Adam Zamoyski
Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow
This volume is an epic account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and subsequent retreat from Moscow, which had a profound effect on the subsequent course of Russian and European history.An epic account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and subsequent retreat from Moscow, which had a profound effect on the subsequent course of Russian and European history.; The saga of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and the catastrophic retreat from Moscow has fascinated not only military historians; Tolstoy's War and Peace demonstrates the dramatic appeal of those events at a universal humal level. This is the story of how the most powerful man on earth met his doom, and how the greatest fighting force ever assembled was wiped out.; By 1810 Napoleon was master of Europe, defied only by Britain, which he could not defeat because he had no navy. His intention was to destroy Britain through a total blockade, the Continental System. But Tsar Alexander of Russia now refused to apply the blockade, and Napoleon decided to bring him to heel.; Napoleon quickly realised that nemesis awaited him, and the events of 1812 had a colossal impact on the fate of Europe: a great patriotic surge helped turn the Russians into a nation (hence Tchaikovsky's '1812' overture) and led them to reject Western values; the Germans began their fateful 'Prussification'; the French lost their cultural dominance. And Napoleon's legend -- as man of destiny -- began to exert its insidious fascination. |
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| Author(s) : Adam Zamoyski | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0007184891 | ISBN-13 : 9780007184897 |
| RRP : £10.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 05/04/2004
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page Length : 480mm
Page Size : 234mm