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The Battle of the Berezina

2010-08-19 History
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Book Synopsis The Battle of the Berezina by : Alexander Mikaberidze

Download or read book The Battle of the Berezina written by Alexander Mikaberidze. This book was released on 2010-08-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full story of Napoleon’s legendary escape from Russia under seemingly impossible odds is recounted in this thrillingly vivid military history. In the winter of 1812, Napoleon's army retreated from Moscow under appalling conditions, hunted by three separate Russian armies. By late November, Napoleon had reached the banks of the River Berezina—the last natural obstacle between his army and the safety of the Polish frontier. But instead of finding the river frozen solid enough to march his men across, an unseasonable thaw had turned the Berezina into an icy torrent. Having already ordered the burning of his bridging equipment, Napoleon's predicament was serious enough: but with the army of Admiral Chichagov holding the opposite bank, and those of Kutusov and Wittgenstein closing fast, it was critical. In a gripping narrative that draws on contemporary sources—including letters, diaries and memoirs—Alexander Mikaberidze describes how Napoleon rose from the pit of despair to execute one of the greatest escapes in military history.

Crossing the Berezina

2012 Berezina River, Battle of, Belarus, 1812
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Release : 2012
Genre : Berezina River, Battle of, Belarus, 1812
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Book Synopsis Crossing the Berezina by : François-Guy Hourtoulle

Download or read book Crossing the Berezina written by François-Guy Hourtoulle. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon had failed to tame the Russian Bear and winter made that dream impossible. The Grande Armee was retreating under constant attack from the Cossacks. The Berezina was the last obstacle that had to be crossed. Discover how this terrible episode was a true victory for French military genius.

Berezina

2019-11-07 Travel
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Release : 2019-11-07
Genre : Travel
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Book Synopsis Berezina by : Sylvain Tesson

Download or read book Berezina written by Sylvain Tesson. This book was released on 2019-11-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: October 1812, Napoleon enters Moscow. The Russians have set fire to the city, soon it will be reduced to a pile of ash. The Emperor equivocates, decides to turn back. This is the beginning of the retreat from Russia, a page of history that has become legendary for its degree of suffering and horror, but also for the heroic acts that took place. Two hundred years later, Sylvain Tesson, accompanied by four friends (two Russians and two French), decides to follow the route of the retreat. Perched on two Soviet Ural sidecar motorcycles, they will rejoin Paris from Moscow, guided only by the spectres of the two hundred thousand soldiers who died through cold, starvation, and in battle. Twenty five hundred miles travelled in a wild escapade to salute the ghosts of history, across the white plains of Russia.

The Crossing of the Berezina

2012 Berezina River, Battle of, Belarus, 1812
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Release : 2012
Genre : Berezina River, Battle of, Belarus, 1812
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Book Synopsis The Crossing of the Berezina by : François Guy Hourtoulle

Download or read book The Crossing of the Berezina written by François Guy Hourtoulle. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Russian Eyewitness Accounts of the Campaign of 1814

2013-07-10 History
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Release : 2013-07-10
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Russian Eyewitness Accounts of the Campaign of 1814 by : Alexander Mikaberidze

Download or read book Russian Eyewitness Accounts of the Campaign of 1814 written by Alexander Mikaberidze. This book was released on 2013-07-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia played a decisive role in the Napoleonic wars and the success in the struggle against France allowed Russian leaders to profoundly influence the course of European history. Over the last 200 years, the Napoleonic era has been discussed and analysed in numerous studies, but many fail to fully portray the Russian side of events due to the relative scarcity of Russian sources in English. Only a handful of Russian memoirs have been translated, while dozens remain unknown outside Russia. This book seeks to fill this gap by providing, in English, previously unavailable memoirs of Russian participants. Defeat at Leipzig in 1813 had driven Napoleon back across the borders of France, and in January 1814 the Russians, Austrians, Prussians and their other German allies stood poised to cross the Rhine. But the French Emperor was far from beaten, and the ensuing campaign saw desperate fighting, with the outcome very much in the balance. This book is the first to bring together dozens of letter, diaries and memoirs of Russian participants of the 1814 Campaign. Reading these documents we see both what Russian officers and soldiers experienced during the final months of the three-year-long campaign as well as their joy at defeating Russia’s most dangerous enemy. We follow them not only through the heat of battle but also on delightful tours of Paris which they describe as the pleasure and entertainment capital of the world.

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