Denis Davidov was an officer of hussars, a partisan, a Russian hero and the inspiration for the character Denisov in Tolstoys epic War and Peace. Here, for the very first time in English, are his captivating memoirs which, with dash and lan, convey the Russian perspective on this cataclysmic conflict. Davidovs memoirs cover the confrontation between the French and Russians in Prussia in 18067, including the horrific battle of Eylau; the Russian invasion of Finland in 1808; the French invasion of Russia in 1812; and the War of Liberation in Germany in 181314. The memoirs cover the 1812 campaign in particular in great detail as it was here that Davidov made his legendary reputation. Gregory Troubetzkoy is an expert on Russian aspects of the Napoleonic Wars.
Название: In The Service of the Tsar Against Napoleon: The Memoirs of Denis Davidov 1806-1814
Издательство: Greenhill Books / Stackpole Books
Автор: Gregory Troubetzkoy (Author)
Год издания: 1999
ISBN: 1853673730
Формат: PDF
Язык: English
Страниц: 223
Размер: 98 Mb
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