Bibliograph

The Battle of the Berezina, Napoleon's great escape, Alexander Mikaberidze

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The Battle of the Berezina, Napoleon's great escape, Alexander Mikaberidze

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Battle of the Berezina

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Alexander Mikaberidze

Series statement

Campaign chronicles

Sub title

Napoleon's great escape

Summary

On 7 September 1812 at Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow, the armies of the Russian and French empires clashed in one of the climactic battles of the Napoleonic Wars. This horrific-and controversial-contest has fascinated historians ever since. The survival of the Russian army after Borodino was a key factor in Napoleon's eventual defeat and the utter destruction of the French army of 1812. In this thought-provoking new study, Napoleonic historian Alexander Mikaberidze reconsiders the 1812 campaign and retells the terrible story of the Borodino battle as it was seen from the Russian point of view. His original and painstakingly researched investigation of this critical episode in Napoleon's invasion of Russia provides the reader with a fresh perspective on the battle and a broader understanding of the underlying reasons for the eventual Russian triumph

Target audience

adult

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