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: 9780143118862

ISBN-10: 0143118862

ISBN-13: 9780143118862

Edition: 2011

Authors: Dominic Lieven

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The first history of the epic defeat of Napoleon's empire told from the Russian perspective. Though much has been written about Napoleon's doomed invasion of Russia and the collapse of the French Empire that ensued, virtually all of it has been from the Western perspective. Now, taking advantage of never- before-seen documents from the Russian archives, Dominic Lieven upends much of the conventional wisdom about the events that formed the backdrop of Tolstoy's masterpiece, War and Peace. Lieven's riveting narrative sweeps readers through epic battles, tense diplomatic exchanges on which the fate of nations hung, and the rise of Russia from near-ruin to Europe's liberator. Rich in detail,…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/29/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 688
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.36" long x 1.52" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

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