1812

Napoleon’S Fatal March on Moscow

Adam Zamoyski

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Harper Collins
25 May 2005

History; European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Napoleonic Wars; Battles & campaigns

Adam Zamoyski’s bestselling account of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and his catastrophic retreat from Moscow, events that had a profound effect on European history.

In 1812 the most powerful man in the world assembled the largest army in history and marched on Moscow with the intention of consolidating his dominion. But within months, Napoleon’s invasion of Russia – history’s first example of total war – had turned into an epic military disaster. Over 400,000 French and Allied troops perished and Napoleon was forced to retreat.

Adam Zamoyski’s masterful work draws on the harrowing first-hand accounts of soldiers and civilians on both sides of the conflict. The result takes the reader beyond the invasion of Russia to present both a poignant tale of the individual foot soldier and a sweeping history of a turbulent time.

By: Adam Zamoyski
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 42mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780007123742
ISBN 10: 0007123744
Pages: 672
Publication Date: 25 May 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adam Zamoyski was born in New York, educated at Oxford and lives in London. A full-time writer, he has written biographies of Chopin (Collins 1979), Paderewski, and The Last King of Poland, as well as a history of Poland and Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots and Revolutionaries 1776 -- 1871. Rites of Peace, which describes Europe's response to the fall of Napoleon, was published in 2007.

Reviews for 1812: Napoleon’S Fatal March on Moscow

'So brilliant that it is impossible to put the book aside ... A master craftsman at work.' Michael Burleigh, Sunday Times 'Zamoyski's book is a brilliant piece of narrative history, full of sparkling set-pieces, a wholly fascinating account of what must be reckoned one of the greatest military disasters of all time.' Sunday Telegraph 'No review can do justice to the scholarly integrity and human sensitivity of this book, or to the horror is describes ... 1812 is one of the greatest stories ever told.' Christopher Woodward, Spectator 'An utterly admirable book. It combines clarity of thought and prose with a strong narrative drive.' Daily Telegraph 'A gripping tale.' Economist 'The best non-fiction version to be written so far ... Zamoyski is brilliant at explaining what it must have been like to be a foot soldier.' Mail on Sunday