Borodino 1812: Napoleon's Great Gamble
by Haythornthwaite, Philip
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- ISBN 10
- 1849086966
- ISBN 13
- 9781849086967
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About This Item
Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 96 pages, CAM246. The battle of Borodino was one of the greatest encounters in European history, and one of the largest and most sanguinary in the Napoleonic Wars. Following the breakdown of relations between Russia and France, Napoleon assembled a vast Grande Armée drawn from the many states within the French sphere of influence. They crossed the river Neimen and entered Russian territory in June 1812 with the aim of inflicting a sharp defeat on the Tsars forces and bringing the Russians back into line. In a bloody battle of head-on attacks and desperate counter-attacks in the village of Borodino on 7 September 1812, both sides lost about a third of their men, with the Russians forced to withdraw and abandon Moscow to the French. However, the Grande Armée was harassed by Russian troops all the way back and was destroyed by the retreat. The greatest army Napoleon had ever commanded was reduced to a shadow of frozen, starving fugitives. This title will cover the events of Napoleons disastrous Russian campaign of 1812 in its entirety, with the set-piece battle of Borodino proving the focal point of the book. . Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Dennis, Peter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Philip Haythornthwaite is an internationally respected author and historical consultant specializing in the military history, uniforms and equipment of the 18th and 19th centuries. His main area of research covers the Napoleonic Wars. He has written some 40 books, including more than 20 Osprey titles, and numerous articles and papers on military history - but still finds time to indulge in his other great passion, cricket.
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- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Borodino 1812: Napoleon's Great Gamble
- Author
- Haythornthwaite, Philip
- Illustrator
- Dennis, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- ISBN 10
- 1849086966
- ISBN 13
- 9781849086967
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- Oxford Ox2 9lp United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BORODINO NAPOLEON HISTORY 1812
- Bookseller catalogs
- Napoleonic History;
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