Borodino and the War of 1812
by Christopher Duffy
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In the summer of 1812, having defeated almost every army in Europe, Napoleon finally began is attack on the Russian empire. For ten terrible weeks the Grande Armee swept all before them, and by September they had reached Borodino on the western approaches to Moscow. It was here that the full force of the French and Russian armies finally clashed. What ensued was a battle the Russian commander Kutuzov called the most bloody battle of modern times.Tags
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A lively account of the Great Invasion, and the Russian response to the Napoleonic system. The maps are to me a considerable weak point, but if you can check the text to better maps the book is considerably enhanced.
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Borodino and the War of 1812
- Original publication date
- 1973
- Important events
- Battle of Borodino (1812-09-07)
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 940.2 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe Europe: Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, Napolean
- LCC
- DC235.5 .B7 .D79 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Modern, 1515- Revolutionary and Napoleonic period, 1789-1815
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- 2
- Rating
- (4.25)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
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