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Russia Against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814
Dominic Lieven
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Description for Russia Against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 32. Weight in Grams: 470.
'A compulsive page-turner ... a triumph of brilliant storytelling ... an instant classic that is an awesome, remarkable and exuberant achievement' Simon Sebag Montefiore Winner of the Wolfson History Prize and shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize In the summer of 1812 Napoleon, the master of Europe, marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident that he would sweep everything before him. Yet less than two years later his empire lay in ruins, and Russia had triumphed. This is the first history to explore in depth Russia's crucial role in the ... Read more
'A compulsive page-turner ... a triumph of brilliant storytelling ... an instant classic that is an awesome, remarkable and exuberant achievement' Simon Sebag Montefiore Winner of the Wolfson History Prize and shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize In the summer of 1812 Napoleon, the master of Europe, marched into Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident that he would sweep everything before him. Yet less than two years later his empire lay in ruins, and Russia had triumphed. This is the first history to explore in depth Russia's crucial role in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141984605
SKU
V9780141984605
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About Dominic Lieven
Dominic Lieven is a Senior Research Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge University, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His book Russia Against Napoleon (Penguin) won the Wolfson Prize for History and the Prize of the Fondation Napoleon for the best foreign work on the Napoleonic era.
Reviews for Russia Against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814
A lucid and detailed account
Geoffrey Hosking
London Review of Books
A superbly crafted book
Alexander M. Martin
TLS
(An) erudite, monumental piece of historial research ... it's a great tale with a clear argument, baked by an impressive array of sources and detail.
Charles Clover
Financial Times
An essential reference ... Read more
Geoffrey Hosking
London Review of Books
A superbly crafted book
Alexander M. Martin
TLS
(An) erudite, monumental piece of historial research ... it's a great tale with a clear argument, baked by an impressive array of sources and detail.
Charles Clover
Financial Times
An essential reference ... Read more