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18 cze 2010 · A review on June 20 about “Russia Against Napoleon,” a history by Dominic Lieven, referred incorrectly to the city of Moscow, which the regime of Czar Alexander I abandoned during Napoleon’s...
1 paź 2009 · Dominic Lieven tells a vast story, beginning with Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, then the German wars of 1813 (which include the biggest battle in European history by that time), and concluding with the 1814 invasion of France and (first) defeat of Napoleon.
I recently discovered I have a relative who fought in Napoleon’s army and died on the retreat from Moscow. I really don’t know anything about the campaign other than that it was a disaster and he lost a few hundred thousand men. Can anybody recommend some books on the subject?
31 maj 2004 · War and Peace is a daring, epic novel that tells the story of the Napoleonic invasion of Russia in 1812. It paints a vivid tableau of Russian society at the beginning of the nineteenth-century.
Lieven’s riveting narrative sweeps readers through epic battles, tense diplomatic exchanges on which the fate of nations hung, and the rise of Russia from near-ruin to Europe’s liberator. Rich in detail, Russia Against Napoleon is a groundbreaking masterwork.
29 mar 2011 · Covering a sweeping panorama of characters over an 8-year period, from the initial peace that Russia signed with Napoleon in 1805 to the payback invasion of France and deposition of Napoleon in 1813, this is a phenomenal history book.
This book tells the story of one of the most astonishing dramas in Europe's history. In the summer of 1812 after years of uneasy peace, Napoleon, the master of almost the whole continent, marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident that he would sweep everything before him.
