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The New York Times website (US) features a review of the recent book Russia Against Napoleon: the True Story of the Campaigns of 'War and Peace', witten by Dominic Lieven.
Dominic Lieven’s Russia against Napo-leon corrects the existing omission by bringing to light Russia’s preparation for and the execution of its involvement in the diplomatic, political, and military struggle against Napoleon from the signing of the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807 until 1814.
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.
1 maj 2010 · This is a large, booming riposte to all those histories and novels that downplay Russia's role in Napoleon's ultimate defeat, leaving the credit mostly to "General Winter" or, according to Tolstoyan myth, to the patriotism of the Russian people.
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 ...
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.
3 gru 2009 · The war against Napoleon strikingly illustrates the positive and negative features of the Russian empire. On the one hand, its sheer size meant that the army could retreat almost endlessly and recover from reverses that would have destroyed a lesser power.
