Russia Against Napoleon The True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace

Name: Russia Against Napoleon The True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace
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ISBN: 9780670021574

ISBN-10: 0670021571

ISBN-13: 9780670021574

Edition: 2009

Authors: Dominic Lieven

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A major new history of the Russian conflict immortalized by Tolstoy in War and Peace Russia's expulsion of Napoleon's Grande Armée in 1812 is considered one of the most dramatic events in European history. However, Tolstoyan myth and an imbalance of British and French interpretations have clouded most Westerners' understanding of Russia's role in the defeat of Napoleon. Based on a fresh examination of Russian military archives, Russia Against Napoleonprovides the first-ever history of the period told from the Russian perspective. In Dominic Lieven's account, Russia's victory in 1812 was just the beginning of what would be the longest military campaign in European history, marked by Russia's…

Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 4/15/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 656
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Dominic Lieven, a former Kennedy scholar at Harvard University, is professor of Russian government at the London School of Economics.