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Fighting the Russians : French Soldiers' Letters, 1799-1815.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilkin, Bernard
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns--Russia--Sources.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2024.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Wars of the French Revolution
- The Swiss campaign
- The Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
- Chapter 2 The road to Austerlitz
- From Boulogne to the east
- The triumph of Austerlitz
- Chapter 3 War and peace
- The Fourth Coalition
- A bloody draw
- The decisive victory of Friedland
- Chapter 4 Invading Russia
- The collapse of peace
- Preparing the invasion
- One word: forward!
- Plates
- Chapter 5 Moscow
- First battles
- Moscow! Moscow! The promised land
- Chapter 6 Retreat!
- Leaving Moscow
- Crossing the Berezina
- Chapter 7 Decline and fall of the French empire
- Shifting the balance of power
- Bautzen and Wurschen
- The road to Leipzig
- The last battles
- The allies in Paris
- Napoleon at Fontainebleau
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- Index
- Back cover
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Wilkin, Bernard Fighting the Russians
- ISBN:
- 9781399059640
- 1399059645
- Publisher Number:
- 90100929268
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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