Berezina 1812
napoleon’s hollow victory
$48.33
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
3 April 2023
Summary
A superbly illustrated narrative of how Napoleon skilfully extracted his Grande Armee from the clutches of the pursuing Russian armies.
Much has been written about the Battle of the Berezina and the 1812 Russian campaign in general, during which the cold winter devastated the Grande Armée. Historians often praise Napoleon for his actions at the Berezina and attribute his success to a brilliant strategic mind, laying a trap that deceived the Russians and resulted in a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472850188 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472850181 |
| Author: | Alexander Mikaberidze, Adam Hook |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 3 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 184mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Campaign |
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The author is a knowledgeable guide to a campaign which, as it did not involve British troops, is not particularly familiar to the general reader. * Army Rumour Service *
About The Author
Alexander Mikaberidze
Alexander Mikaberidze is Professor of History and the Ruth Herring Noel Endowed Chair at Louisiana State University Shreveport. He is an internationally acclaimed historian of the Napoleonic Wars, and the author and editor of two dozen books, including The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History (Oxford, 2020) and a trilogy on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia.
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