A fulltime writer, his books include paderewski, the last king of poland,1812. May 07, 2009 such an extraordinary national trajectory demands an accessible and scholarly accounting. Napoleons fatal march on moscow, which was a sunday times bestseller and rites of peace. His aides warned napoleon not to invade, fearing that while the french army was distracted, subject states across europe would take the occasion. Aug 09, 2005 napoleons russian campaign of 1812 is legendary and rightfully so. A fulltime writer, he has written biographies of chopin collins 1979, paderewski, and the last king of poland,1812.
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Mar, 2014 zamoyski, who has written extensively about the history of poland, says that he first became interested in the battle of warsaw some years ago when he interviewed many of those who had participated in the conflict for an earlier book. Some people may have heard of the battle of borodino but have no idea that it happened during this invasion. Focusing essentially on napoleons campaign against the russians starting in the late spring of 1812 through the early winter of 18, zamoyski s 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. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation. 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.
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