With Napoleon In Russia: The Memoirs Of General De Caulaincourt, Duke Of Vicenza

by Armand de Caulaincourt and Armand De Caulincourt

Book Overview

With Napoleon In Russia: The Memoirs Of General De Caulaincourt, Duke Of Vicenza is a historical account of the disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812 as witnessed and recorded by General Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt, who served as Napoleon Bonaparte's personal aide-de-camp during the campaign. The book offers a first-hand perspective on the events leading up to the invasion, the brutal winter conditions, the battles and skirmishes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1258060604
• ISBN13: 9781258060602
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Reprint of a very important Napoleonic memoir

Armand de Caulaincourt was one of Napoleon's most trusted confidants beginning in 1803 and going to the end of Napoleon's career. His memoirs of the Russian campaign of 1812 are the most important of such memoirs, and give an accurate portrait of Napoleon as a man as well as of the horrors of the campaign. Anyone who wants to study the 1812 campaign must start with this book. Jacques-Olivier Boudon, FINS, President of the Napoleon Institute at the Sorbonne, is one of the top Napoleonic scholars in France, and his introduction does an excellent job of setting the stage and putting things in perspective. This book should be read by anyone who wants to go beyond a simple biography of Napoleon. J. David Markham, President International Napoleonic Society