The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov - Couverture souple

Mikaberidze, Alexander

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848844042 ISBN 13 : 9781848844049

Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2010

Synopsis

On 7 September 1812 at Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow, the armies of the Russian and French empires clashed in one of the climactic battles of the Napoleonic Wars. This horrific - and controversial - contest has fascinated historians ever since. The survival of the Russian army after Borodino was a key factor in Napoleon's eventual defeat and the utter destruction of the French army of 1812. In this thought-provoking new study, Napoleonic historian Alexander Mikaberidze reconsiders the 1812 campaign and retells the terrible story of the Borodino battle as it was seen from the Russian point of view. His original and painstakingly researched investigation of this critical episode in Napoleon's invasion of Russia provides the reader with a fresh perspective on the battle and a broader understanding of the underlying reasons for the eventual Russian triumph.This book as just receive second prize by the Literary Committee of the International Napoleonic Society. A total of twelve distinguished works were carefully evaluated and Dr. Mikaberidze's volume has met the rigorous criteria established by the Committee.The quality of the publication, especially in the area of research, originality, style and analysis, represents a significant contribution to Napoleonic Studies. BRILLIANT NEW PERSPECTIVE ON BORODINO Alexander Mikaberidze is one of the most important young Napoleonic scholars in the US, and this book is just another reason why that is the case. There have been a number of studies in English of the Battle of Borodino, fought between Napoleon's Grande Armee and a Russian army led by General Kutuzov. That battle, fought on 7 September 1812 about 75 miles west of Moscow, captures the imagination regardless of which side you would have been on. Both the French and the Russians consider it a victory, and each side can make a decent argument (though to be technical, it was a French victory). Mikaberidze does an outstanding job of telling the story. A native of the Rep

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Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr Alexander Mikaberidze had taught European history at Mississippi State and Florida State universities and lectured on Napoleonic Wars for the US Naval War College. His books include The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, a two-volume edition of A. Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky's Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812, Lion of the Russian Army: Life and Career of General Peter Bagration and The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon s Great Escape.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pen & Sword Military
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848844042
• ISBN 13: 9781848844049
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304