History of the Expedition to Russia, Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in the Year 1812 2 Volume Set

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-108-04400-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Medienkombination, Englisch, 804 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 1100 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - European History

The French general and historian Philippe-Paul, Comte de Ségur (1780–1873) served as a member of Napoleon's personal staff during the Russian campaign. He had joined the cavalry in 1800 and had distinguished himself during earlier episodes of the European war; this led to him being chosen for several diplomatic missions. His 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 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. 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Segur, Phillippe-Paul, Comte de

Ségur, Phillippe-Paul, Comte de

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Books I-VII. Volume 2: Books VIII-XII.