Polish Eyewitnesses To Napoleon&Apos S 1812 Campaign: Advance And Retreat In Russia Jonathan North Pen Sword Military Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

Napoleon\ S Invasion Of Russia Cost The Lives Hundreds Thousands And Changed Course History Europe Had Never Seen An Army Quite Like One Gathering In Poland 1812 - Half A Million Men Brilliant Uniforms Plumed Shakoes Shimmering Helmets Six Months Later It Was Ghost Frozen Miserable That Limped Back To Their Horrified Homes While Story This Epic Military Disaster Has Often Been Told Described Before From Viewpoint Tens Polish Soldiers Who Took Part Is Why Selection Vivid Eyewitness Testimony Such Value Most Accounts Letters Diaries Memoirs Have Not Translated Into English They Come Variety Authors Some Them Were Patriots Keen Wage War On Russians Order Regain Independence For Country Others Charmed By Glory Napoleonic Warfare Or Professional Did Duty But Too Much Be Seduced All Tell Unrivalled Tale Muskets Drums Burning Villages Borodino Moscow Ruthless Battles Numbing Hunger Biting Cold End Great Reduced Pitiless Mob Set Out With Hope Recalled Horror Σελίδες: 224 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm