In the summer of 1812 Napoleon gathered his fearsome Grande Armee, more than half a million strong, on the banks of the Niemen River. He was about to undertake the most daring of all his many campaigns: the invasion of Russia. Meeting only sporadic opposition and defeating it easily along the way, the huge army moved forward, advancing ineluctably on Moscow through the long hot days of summer. On September 14, Napoleon entered the Russian capital, fully anticipating the Czar's surrender. Instead he encountered an eerily deserted city--and silence. The French army sacked the city, and by...
In the summer of 1812 Napoleon gathered his fearsome Grande Armee, more than half a million strong, on the banks of the Niemen River. He was about to ...
George Grote, Philippe-Paul De Segur, David H Montgomery
Contains an account of the retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks and a narrative of Napoleon's retreat from Russia for young readers. Originally released in 1889.
Contains an account of the retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks and a narrative of Napoleon's retreat from Russia for young readers. Originally released...
George Grote, Philippe-Paul De Segur, David H Montgomery
Contains an account of the retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks and a narrative of Napoleon\'s retreat from Russia for young readers. Originally released in 1889.
Contains an account of the retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks and a narrative of Napoleon\'s retreat from Russia for young readers. Originally release...
