1812: The Great Retreat - Brossura

Austin, Paul Britten

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ISBN 10: 1848326955 ISBN 13: 9781848326958

Casa editrice: Frontline Books, 2013

Riassunto

1812: The Great Retreat – the third and final volume in Austin’s magisterial trilogy – concludes the story of one of history’s most disastrous campaigns. The author's previous books brought the Grand Army to the head-on battle at Malo-Jaroslavetz after withdrawing sixty miles from the burnt down capital, and for the first time in his meteoric career Napoleon had to order a retreat. This volume follows the army's withdrawal through 800 miles of devastated countryside, crossing the horrific relics of the Borodino battlefield, fighting its way through the Russian General Kutusov's successive attempts to cut it off, and winning, against overwhelming odds, the three-day battle of the Berezina crossing. First-hand narratives, many published in English for the first time, describe Marshal Ney's astounding achievement in holding together the rear-guard until he himself, musket in hand, was the last man to re-cross the Niemen into Poland.Using the words of the participants themselves, Paul Britten Austin brings unparalleled authenticity and immediacy to his unique account of the closing stages of Napoleon's dramatic and tragic 1812 campaign.

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Recensione:

' ... Already heralded as a classic ... The text is enriched with first-hand accounts which bring the whole narrative to life with an air of stark realism ... Britten Austin's trilogy truly ranks as a masterpiece, representing all that is to be admired in a research-based work' --Waterloo Journal

A closely-knit and totally compelling account of this huge endeavour as seen by the French and their allied participants from Napoleon to the private soldier --The British Army Review

The 1812 campaign was the single most important cause of Napoleon s downfall. Austin s volumes are a magnificent contribution to the history of that mighty enterprise --Andrew Uffindell

L'autore:

PAUL BRITTEN AUSTIN (April 5, 1922 - July 25, 2005) was a well-respected author on many subjects, and also a noted translator, particularly from Swedish. He was awarded several prizes from the Swedish Academy for his work, as well as an honorary doctorate and knighthood of the Order of the North Star.

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• Editore: Frontline Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1848326955
• ISBN 13: 9781848326958
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464