The Battle of Borodino - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Battle of Borodino write by Alexander Mikaberidze. This book was released on 2007-11-12. The Battle of Borodino available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On 7 September 1812 at Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow, the armies of the Russian and French empires clashed in one of the climactic battles of the Napoleonic Wars. This horrific - and controversial - contest has fascinated historians ever since. The survival of the Russian army after Borodino was a key factor in Napoleon's eventual defeat and the utter destruction of the French army of 1812. In this thought-provoking new study, Napoleonic historian Alexander Mikaberidze reconsiders the 1812 campaign and retells the terrible story of the Borodino battle as it was seen from the Russian point of view. His original and painstakingly researched investigation of this critical episode in Napoleon's invasion of Russia provides the reader with a fresh perspective on the battle and a broader understanding of the underlying reasons for the eventual Russian triumph. This book as just receive second prize by the Literary Committee of the International Napoleonic Society. A total of twelve distinguished works were carefully evaluated and Dr. Mikaberidze’s volume has met the rigorous criteria established by the Committee. The quality of the publication, especially in the area of research, originality, style and analysis, represents a significant contribution to Napoleonic Studies.
Borodino, the Moskova
Borodino, the Moskova - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Borodino, the Moskova write by François Guy Hourtoulle. This book was released on 2000. Borodino, the Moskova available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Battle of Moskova has given rise to a multitude of partisan and controversial theories about the validity of the victory, the mistakes the Emperor made, his behaviour, the number of soldiers in the two opposing armies, the relative scale of the losses, and what happened after the battle. The author examines in great detail Napoleon's 1812 campaign, attempting to get closer to the truth by consulting extensive statistics and witnesses' reports in the archives. The evolution of the battle is described with plates of uniforms, flags, paintings of the battle and new color maps.
Borodino 1812
Borodino 1812 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Borodino 1812 write by Philip Haythornthwaite. This book was released on 2012-09-20. Borodino 1812 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A highly illustrated account of the battle of Borodino, the most crucial action in Napoleon's 1812 campaign in Russia. The battle of Borodino was one of the greatest encounters in European history, and one of the largest and most sanguinary in the Napoleonic Wars. Following the breakdown of relations between Russia and France, Napoleon assembled a vast Grande Armée drawn from the many states within the French sphere of influence. They crossed the river Neimen and entered Russian territory in June 1812 with the aim of inflicting a sharp defeat on the Tsar's forces and bringing the Russians back into line. In a bloody battle of head-on attacks and desperate counter-attacks in the village of Borodino on 7 September 1812, both sides lost about a third of their men, with the Russians forced to withdraw and abandon Moscow to the French. However, the Grande Armée was harassed by Russian troops all the way back and was destroyed by the retreat. The greatest army Napoleon had ever commanded was reduced to a shadow of frozen, starving fugitives. This title covers the events of Napoleon's disastrous Russian campaign of 1812 in its entirety, with the set-piece battle of Borodino proving the focal point of the book.
Borodino Field 1812 and 1941
Borodino Field 1812 and 1941 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Borodino Field 1812 and 1941 write by Robert Kershaw. This book was released on 2021-04-20. Borodino Field 1812 and 1941 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Battle of Borodino resonates with the patriotic soul of Mother Russia. The epic confrontation in September 1812 was the single bloodiest day of the Napoleonic Wars, leaving France's Grande Armée limping to the gates of Moscow and on to catastrophe in snow and ice. Generations later, in October 1941, an equally bitter battle was fought at Borodino. This time Hitler's SS and Panzers came up against elite Siberian troops defending Stalin's Moscow. Remarkably, both conflicts took place in the same woods and gullies that follow the sinuous line of the Koloch River. Borodino Field relates the gruelling experience of the French army in Russia, juxtaposed with the personal accounts, diaries and letters of SS and Panzer soldiers during the Second World War. Acclaimed historian Robert Kershaw draws on previously untapped archives to narrate the odyssey of soldiers who marched along identical tracks and roads on the 1,000-kilometre route to Moscow, and reveals the astonishing parallels and contrasts between two battles fought on Russian terrain over 100 years apart.
The Battle of the Berezina
The Battle of the Berezina - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Battle of the Berezina write by Alexander Mikaberidze. This book was released on 2010-08-19. The Battle of the Berezina available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
