The Russian Campaign Of 1812: Memoirs A Artilleryman Peter G Phillips Pen Sword Military Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

The First Of Three Volumes This Book Represents English Translation Memoirs That Rank Among Best In Vast Napoleonic Memoir Literature Author Ilya Timofeyevich Radozhitskii Served With Distinction During Wars Against Napoleon And Wrote Down His Reminisces Shortly After War Based On Notes He Kept While Campaigning Born 1788 Studied At Imperial Orphanage Enlisted Artillery Unit 1806 Steadily Rose Through Ranks Earning A Reputation Capable Officer Napoleon\ S Invasion Russia 1812 Changed Life Serving As An Lieutenant Saw Action Virtuall Every Major Battle Historic Campaign Wounded Ostrovno Remained Later Fought Smolensk Lubino (Valutina Gora) Borodino Lamented Surrender Moscow Celebrated Russian Victories Vyazma Krasnyi Watched Bewilderment Catastrophe Engulfed Forces Winter Event Vividly Describes Offers Fresh Insight Into Daily Experiences Officers Starting Summer Following Travails Over Next Six Months Radozhitskii\ Narrative Contains Striking Descriptions Wartime Soldiers Vivid Accounts Battles Heartrending Stories From French Retreat When Published These Garnered Considerable Public Attention Leo Tolstoy Consulted Them Extensively Writing Famous Peace Second Third Entitled German Liberation 1813 France 1814 Will Be By Pen Sword Books Year Σελίδες: 224 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm