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Napoleon's Russian Campaign

By: Philippe-Paul de Segur

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Defeat

Napoleon's Russian Campaign

By: Philippe-Paul de Segur

In the summer of 1812 Napoleon gathered his fearsome Grande Armée, more than half a million strong, on the banks of the Niemen River. He was about to undertake the most daring of all his many campaigns: the invasion of Russia. Meeting only sporadic opposition and defeating it easily along the way, the huge army moved forward, advancing ineluctably on Moscow through the long hot days of summer. On September 14, Napoleon entered the Russian capital, fully anticipating the Czar’s surrender. Instead he encountered an eerily deserted city—and silence. The French army sacked the city, and by October, with Moscow in ruins and his supply lines overextended, and with the Russian winter upon him, Napoleon had no choice but to turn back. One of the greatest military debacles of all time had only just begun. In this famous memoir, Philippe-Paul de Ségur, a young aide-de-camp to Napoleon, tells the story of the unfolding disaster with the keen eye of a crack reporter and an astute grasp of human character. His book, a fundamental inspiration for Tolstoy’s War and Peace, is a masterpiece of military history that teaches an all-too-timely lesson about imperial hubris and its risks.

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329

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New York Review of Books

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1590172825

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9781590172827

History Of The Expedition To Russia, Undertaken By The Emperor Napoleon, In The Year 1812 [Illustrated Edition]

By: Gen. Philippe-Paul comte de Ségur

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History Of The Expedition To Russia, Undertaken By The Emperor Napoleon, In The Year 1812 [Illustrated Edition]

By: Gen. Philippe-Paul comte de Ségur

Includes over 180 illustrations, portraits and maps covering the Russian Campaign of 1812. French general and historian Philippe-Paul, Comte de Ségur two-volume account of the invasion of Russia, first published in French in 1824, has been through many editions and has been translated into many languages. It is both a military history and an eyewitness account. This 2nd edition English translation was first published in 1825 and remains immensely valuable to historians’ understanding of Napoleon’s ultimately disastrous Russian strategy. Volume 1 covers the invasion and the advance on Moscow, and Volume 2 covers the arrival of the French army at a deserted Moscow, details the conditions endured and the lives lost in the course of the retreat.

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1229

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1786259850

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9781786259851

Napoleon's Russian Campaign

By: Philippe-Paul comte de Ségur

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Napoleon's Russian Campaign

By: Philippe-Paul comte de Ségur

Reprint of the ed. published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

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320

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Praeger

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0837184436

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9780837184432

Napoleon's Expedition to Russia

By: Philippe-Paul comte de Ségur,Christopher J. Summerville

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Napoleon's Expedition to Russia

By: Philippe-Paul comte de Ségur,Christopher J. Summerville

The author, a Russian general, provides a first-hand account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.

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306

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Carroll & Graf Pub

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0786711744

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9780786711741

Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon

By: Philippe-Paul De Segur

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Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon

By: Philippe-Paul De Segur

The colourful career of a member of Napoleon's staff This is the autobiography of the man who became Count Philippe de Segur, general of Division, Peer of France. Born in 1780, Segur was a child of the revolution. He was a private in 1800, an aide de camp to Napoleon and a general by 1812. His is the story of the Revolution, Consulate and First Empire of France. Segur saw campaigns throughout the epoch and the titles of the chapters of his memoir give clear indications as to the colour of its detail. Here are Austerlitz, Ulm, Vienna, Jena, Berlin and the war in the Iberian Peninsula. For those who are interested in the Napoleonic Wars this book, written by one who was intimate with the strategies and machinations of the Emperor, will be an essential addition to their library.

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1846776600

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9781846776601

Memoirs of an Aide-de-Camp of Napoleon, 1800-1812

By: Philip De Segur

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Memoirs of an Aide-de-Camp of Napoleon, 1800-1812

By: Philip De Segur

This is a highly personal account of the author’s experiences in the army of Napoleon. The account starts with the author at the age of 19, and without having chosen a career, being inspired to join the cavalry after seeing a regiment of dragoons marching in Paris in 1800. The narrative traces the author’s remarkable rise through the ranks and his experiences under the command of Napoleon. The focus of the book is on military encounters, recording de Ségur’s involvement in the key battles that were to make France the dominant power of Europe in the early 19th century. Yet it is the personal details, such as Napoleon’s reaction to the tomb of Frederick the Great, discussions between Napoleon and his officers, and the author’s experiences away from the battlefield, which make this work a compelling and unique narrative of such an important period in European history.

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Nonsuch Publishing, Limited

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1845880056

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9781845880057

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Defeat

Defeat

History Of The Expedition To Russia, Undertaken By The Emperor Napoleon, In The Year 1812 [Illustrated Edition]

History Of The Expedition To Russia, Undertaken By The Emperor Napoleon, In The Year 1812 [Illustrated Edition]

Napoleon's Russian Campaign

Napoleon's Russian Campaign

Napoleon's Expedition to Russia

Napoleon's Expedition to Russia

Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon

Aide-de-Camp to Napoleon

Memoirs of an Aide-de-Camp of Napoleon, 1800-1812

Memoirs of an Aide-de-Camp of Napoleon, 1800-1812

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