1812 : Napoleon's Russian campaign
A military history and reassessment of Napoleon's Russian campaign
History
ix, 525 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780070527317, 0070527318
20563997
pt. 1. Prelude. Prologue
Napoleonic Europe : the years of ascendancy
Europe from 1810
The gathering storm
pt. 2. The military background. The French military establishment
The Russian Army
The new ways of war
Logistics
pt. 3. The advance. Crossing the Niemen
The road to Vilna
Drissa and beyond
The chase resumes
The Battle of Smolensk
A change in command
Borodino
Only 70 miles to go
The flanking forces
pt. 4. The futile wait. Moscow
The Russians regroup
The flanks begin to waver
pt. 5. The retreat. The retreat begins : Moscow to Malo-Jaroslavets
Back to Smolensk
Krasnot
The flanks cave in
The Beresina
The final curtain