Dalle lettere di semplici soldati ai diari personali dei protagonisti, dai bollettini ufficiali agli appunti manoscritti. Adam zamoyski books list of books by author adam zamoyski. Zamoyski s exposition of the 1812 campaign is a model of elegant clarity. Adam zamoyski was born in new york, was educated at oxford, and lives in london. A thousandyear history of the poles and their culture, and more on. Zamoyski s books are always a literary and historical treat. In 1812 the most powerful man in the world assembled the largest army in history and marched on moscow with the intention of consolidating his dominion.
Zamoyski elegantly delivers gripping storytelling, bold revisionism, and poignant suffering. Napoleons russian campaign of 1812 is legendary and rightfully so. Zamoyskis account of 1812 speaks to recent history. Zamoyski puts french battle losses alone during the 15 years of his rule at 800,000 to 900,000 dead, wounded and missing. Focusing essentially on napoleons campaign against the russians starting in the late spring of 1812 through the early winter of 18, zamoyskis history as unsparing in its criticism of napoleon as it is unwavering in its graphic depictions of the horrors inflicted on soldiers of both armies. Dramatic, insightful, and enormously absorbing, moscow 1812 is a masterful work of history. Hundreds of books have been written about napoleons invasion of russia. Rites of peace by adam zamoyski books the guardian. But since these are well researched and frequently written about in other books, i think the unevenness worked in the book s favor.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 1812. Zamoyski is a freelance historian and author of over a dozen books, including his history of poland, the polish way, and his account of napoleons invasion of russia in 1812. Top 10 best adam zamoyski books adam zamoyski written works. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Poland by adam zamoyski, 9780007556212, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Now, almost two centuries after that drama, adam zamoyskis moscow 1812 is more than one of the best. Simon sebag montefiore, the evening standard hundreds of books have been written about napoleons invasion of russia. Napoleons fatal march on moscow ebook written by adam zamoyski. All i knew about it before reading adam zamoyskis moscow, 1812. A fulltime writer, he has written biographies of chopin collins 1979, paderewski, and the last king of poland, 1812.
Not since margaret macmillans instant classic on the treaty of versailles has there. Adam zamoyski s bestselling account of napoleons invasion of russia and his catastrophic retreat from moscow, events that had a profound effect on european history. Zamoyscy is the name of an important polish noble family, which used the jelita coat of arms. In 1812 stond napoleon op het punt rusland binnen te vallen. The catastrophic campaign by napoleon bonaparte against imperial russia is, as zamoyski says in his opening line. The fall of napoleon and the congress of vienna, as well as several other acclaimed works on key figures and aspects of european history. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by adam zamoyski.
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Napoleons men were eventually turned back, and their defeat was a momentous turning point in world affairs. Adam zamoyski is an awardwinning author of numerous books about poland, napoleon, and nineteenthcentury europe. This leads to an uneven study of the military aspect of napoleon, heavily emphasized in the beginning and much less so by the 1812 campaigns in russia. This is a brutal endurancetest as well as a necessary revision of certain historical presumptions, especially for the anglophone world. Adam zamoyskis bestselling account of napoleons invasion of russia and his catastrophic retreat from moscow, events that had a profound effect on european history. Explore books by adam zamoyski with our selection at. Adam zamoyski is a british historian of polish origin. John lukacs, author of five days in london powerful. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. The newly established culture of state control halted economic development in austria and birthed a rebellious youth culture in. Zamoyski pours cold water on the notion that kutusov was a great general, one of the initial claims i found surprising. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. When the tsar refused, he marched to invade russia in winter which marked the end of his regime. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
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