The Campaign Of 1812 In Russia [Paperback]

On June 23, 1812, Napoleon's Grande Arm?e, over 500,000 men strong, poured over the Russian border. An equally massive Russian army faced them. The ensuing campaign was a catastrophe for Napoleon. Although the battle of Borodino, which resulted in heavy losses on both sides, allowed Napoleon to enter Moscow, his stay in that empty and decimated city was disastrous. By the time Napoleon had retreated to the Berezina river in late November, his Grande Arm?e was only a fifth of its original strength. His retreat had become a rout, and his allies began to desert him.

In this book, Clausewitz analyzes all the significant players with sharp and enlightening characterizations, and provides perhaps the best eyewitness accounts of the battle of Borodino and the Convention of Tauroggen.The Campaign of 1812 in Russiais a brilliantly observed study of one of the major turning points of history.

Carl von Clausewitzremains one of history's most important military theorists, recognized primarily for his masterpieceOn War.Less well-known, however, is his role as a historian, of whichThe Campaign of 1812 in Russiais an outstanding example. Clausewitz was appointed a lieutenant colonel by the czar, and played an important part in ensuring Napoleon's ultimate downfall.