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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100670021571

ISBN-139780670021574

eBay Product ID (ePID)77498583

Product Key Features

Book TitleRussia Against Napoleon : the True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace

Number of Pages656 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / Napoleonic Wars, Russian & Former Soviet Union

Publication Year2010

GenreLiterary Criticism, History

AuthorDominic Lieven

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2.1 in

Item Weight32.7 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-042564

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal940.2/70947

SynopsisA major new history of the Russian conflict immortalized by Tolstoy in War and Peace Russia's expulsion of Napoleon's Grande Armée in 1812 is considered one of the most dramatic events in European history. However, Tolstoyan myth and an imbalance of British and French interpretations have clouded most Westerners' understanding of Russia's role in the defeat of Napoleon. Based on a fresh examination of Russian military archives, Russia Against Napoleon provides the first-ever history of the period told from the Russian perspective. In Dominic Lieven's account, Russia's victory in 1812 was just the beginning of what would be the longest military campaign in European history, marked by Russia's epic efforts to feed and supply half a million troops as they crossed an entire continent. Moving from the 1807 treaty signed by Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I through the Russian army's improbable entry into Paris in 1814, Lieven provides suspenseful accounts of events, such as the burning of Moscow and the great battles of Leipzig and Borodino, as well as astute analyses of the great military strategists of the time. The result is a magisterial work sure to be eagerly anticipated by military and history buffs alike.

LC Classification NumberDC235.L49 2009