Napoleon Against Russia: A Concise History of 1812

by Digby Smith

Overview

In June 1812 500,000 men of Napoleon's army invaded Russia. Six months later barely 20,000 returned. The disastrous advance to Moscow and the subsequent retreat irreparably damaged Napoleon's military power and prestige and resulted one of the most celebrated catastrophes of in all military history. Digby Smith's new account of the grim events of 1812 is based on the diaries and letters of soldiers who survived, many of which have not been published in English before. They describe the deadly effect of Napoleon's faulty decisions on the lives of his men, to say nothing of the innumerable Russian military and civilian casualties his campaign caused.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783409587
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Military
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Digby Smith has been writing books on European military history since 1973, concentrating mainly on the armies of continental Europe and in particular the many German states. His main areas of expertise are the Seven Years' War and the Napoleonic period.