In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte stood at the zenith of his power, commanding the mightiest army Europe had ever seen. But his ambitious campaign into the vast, unforgiving expanses of Russia would become a watershed moment in history-a journey from tri-umph to catastrophe that reshaped the destiny of an empire.In The Emperor's Descent, Gaston Serraz masterfully chronicles the dramatic unfolding of Napoleon's Russian campaign, from the fateful decision to invade, to the brutal battles that tested the limits of the Grande Armée, and finally to the harrowing retreat that marked the unraveling of...

In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte stood at the zenith of his power, commanding the mightiest army Europe had ever seen. But his ambitious campaign into the vast, unforgiving expanses of Russia would become a watershed moment in history-a journey from tri-umph to catastrophe that reshaped the destiny of an empire.In The Emperor's Descent, Gaston Serraz masterfully chronicles the dramatic unfolding of Napoleon's Russian campaign, from the fateful decision to invade, to the brutal battles that tested the limits of the Grande Armée, and finally to the harrowing retreat that marked the unraveling of...