1812 Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow

Informationen zum Autor Adam Zamoyski was born in New York, was educated at Oxford, and lives in London. A full-time writer, he has written biographies of ‘Chopin’ (Collins 1979), ‘Paderewski’, and ‘The Last King of Poland’,‘1812: Napoleon’s Fatal March on Moscow’ and ‘Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna’. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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'So brilliant that it is impossible to put the book aside ... A master craftsman at work.' Michael Burleigh, Sunday Times
'Zamoyski's book is a brilliant piece of narrative history, full of sparkling set-pieces, a wholly fascinating account of what must be reckoned one of the greatest military disasters of all time.' Sunday Telegraph
'No review can do justice to the scholarly integrity and human sensitivity of this book, or to the horror is describes ... "1812" is one of the greatest stories ever told.' Christopher Woodward, Spectator
'An utterly admirable book. It combines clarity of thought and prose with a strong narrative drive.' Daily Telegraph
'A gripping tale.' Economist
'The best non-fiction version to be written so far ... Zamoyski is brilliant at explaining what it must have been like to be a foot soldier.' Mail on Sunday

Product details

• Authors: Adam Zamoyski, Zamoyski Adam
• Publisher: Harper Perennial UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.04.2005
• EAN: 9780007123742
• ISBN: 978-0-00-712374-2
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 37 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Battles & campaigns, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Napoleonic Wars, Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)