The first history of the epic defeat of Napoleon's empire told from the Russian perspective.
Though much has been written about Napoleon's doomed invasion of Russia and the collapse of the French Empire that ensued, virtually all of it has been from the Western perspective. Now, taking advantage of never- before-seen documents from the Russian archives, Dominic Lieven upends much of the conventional wisdom about the events that formed the backdrop of Tolstoy's masterpiece, War and Peace. Lieven's riveting narrative sweeps readers through epic battles, tense diplomatic exchanges on which the fate of nations hung, and the rise of Russia from near-ruin to Europe's liberator. Rich in detail, Russia Against Napoleon is a groundbreaking masterwork.
Chapter 2: Russia as a Great Power
Chapter 3: The Russo-French Alliance
Chapter 6: Borodino and the Fall of Moscow
Chapter 7: The Home Front in 1812
Chapter 8: The Advance from Moscow
Chapter 9: 1813: The Spring Campaign
Chapter 10: Rebuilding the Army
Chapter 11: Europe’s Fate in the Balance
Chapter 12: The Battle of Leipzig
Chapter 13: The Invasion of France
Chapter 14: The Fall of Napoleon
Appendix 1: The Russian Army in June 1812
Appendix 2: Russian Army Corps at the beginning of the autumn 1813 campaign