Moscow 1812, Adam Zamoyski
Moscow 1812, Adam Zamoyski
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Moscow 1812
Napoleon’s Fatal March

Author: Adam Zamoyski

Narrator: Matthew Waterson

Unabridged: 17 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/11/2023


Synopsis

Adam Zamoyski's bestselling account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and his catastrophic retreat from Moscow, events that had a profound effect on European history.

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. But within months, Napoleon's invasion of Russia—history's first example of total war—had turned into an epic military disaster. Over 400,000 French and Allied troops perished and Napoleon was forced to retreat.

Adam Zamoyski's masterful work draws on the harrowing firsthand accounts of soldiers and civilians on both sides of the conflict. The result takes the listener beyond the invasion of Russia to present both a poignant tale of the individual foot soldier and a sweeping history of a turbulent time.

About Adam Zamoyski

Adam Zamoyski was born in New York and educated at Oxford. He is the author of Moscow 1812. He lives in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anthony on August 24, 2024

Into the Valley of Death Rode the 600,000. Was it the winter or was it Napoleon? The answer is mostly Napoleon, although the weather was the final nail in the badly bludgeoned coffin. This is an extraordinary tale of how one bad decision followed several catastrophic choices led to the change in the......more

Goodreads review by Mieczyslaw on May 11, 2012

This book starts with a birth surrounded by all the pomp and power of an empire at its peak. in reality the book is about failure and indecision, about the useless sacrifice of thousands in a vain and pointless enterprise that somehow manages to sum up all that is wrong with man's ambition - in fact......more

Goodreads review by Kuszma on March 16, 2024

A Háború Istene és a Halogatás Géniusza összecsap. Naná, hogy a halogatás győz. (Moszkva, a világ legfeleslegesebben felgyújtott nagyvárosa.) A szorító egyik sarkában Napóleon, az addig ismert leghatalmasabb és talán legütőképesebb hadsereg, a Grande Armée élén. Ő a Legyőzhetetlen, akihez képest a kor......more

Goodreads review by Verena on March 13, 2021

Geschichte sehr lebendig erzählt. Das Buch ist voller Zeitzeugenaussagen, die das ganze Grauen dieses Krieges mit erlebbar macht. Teile des Buches konnte ich nur kapitelweise vertragen, da es einfach zu schrecklich war, was Menschen (Soldaten und Zivilisten) und Tiere erleiden mussten. So viele Tote......more