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Napoleon dominated nearly all of Europe by 1810, largely succeeding in his aim to reign over the civilized world. But Britain eluded him. To conquer the island nation, he needed Russia's Tsar Alexander's help. The Tsar refused, and Napoleon vowed to teach him a lesson by intimidation and... read more
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“If fate decides against me on the field of battle, I would rather retreat as far as Kamchatka than give away provinces and sign in my capital any treaty which would only be a truce. The Frenchman is brave, but long privations and a bad climate tire him and discourage him. Our climate, our winter will fight for us. Prodigious victories are only achieved where the Emperor is, and he cannot be everywhere or spend years away from Paris.”
Tsar Alexander I -
“Soldiers! You are defending your faith, your fatherland and your freedom! I am with you, God is against the aggressor!”
Tsar Alexander I -
“With the French, as with women, one should never stay away too long.”
Armand Augustin Louis Caulaincourt
First Sentence edit
As the first cannon shot thundered out from the guns drawn up before the Invalides on the morning of 20 March 1811, an extra-ordinary silence fell over Paris.
Table of Contents edit
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Select Glossary of Place-Names
Introductory Note
1 Caesar
2 Alexander
3 The Soul of Europe
4 The Drift to War
5 La Grande Armée
6 Confrontation
7 The Rubicon
8 Vilna
9 Courteous War
10 The Heart of Russia
11 Total War
12 Kutuzov
13 The Battle for Moscow
14 Hollow Triumph
15 Stalemate
16 The Distractions of Moscow
17 The March to Nowhere
18 Retreat
19 The Mirage of Smolensk
20 The End of the Army of Moscow
21 The Berezina
22 Empire of Death
23 The End of the Road
24 His Majesty’s Health
25 The Legend
Notes
Sources
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Adam Zamoyski (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0-06-107558-2
Page Count: 644
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0-06-107558-2
Page Count: 644
Awards edit
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 947
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