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1812

Door Adam Zamoyski

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#352835-ZC7
Titel
1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow
Auteur
Zamoyski, Adam
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
London : Harper Perennial
Jaar van uitgave
2005
ISBN10
0007123744
ISBN13
9780007123742
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, numerous illustrations in b/w, small 8vo.
Samenvatting
Adam Zamoyski's bestselling account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and his catastrophic retreat from Moscow, events that had a profound effect on European history.
In 1812 the most powerful man in the world assembled the largest army in history and marched on Moscow with the intention of consolidating his dominion. But within months, Napoleon's invasion of Russia – history's first example of total war – had turned into an epic military disaster. Over 400,000 French and Allied troops perished and Napoleon was forced to retreat.
Adam Zamoyski's masterful work draws on the harrowing first-hand accounts of soldiers and civilians on both sides of the conflict. The result takes the reader beyond the invasion of Russia to present both a poignant tale of the individual foot soldier
... (Lees verder) and a sweeping history of a turbulent time.
Pagina's
644
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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