VILNIUS 1812: GHOSTS OF NAPOLEON'S GRANDE ARMEE THROUGH THEIR ARTIFACTS

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2021 edition updates original 2008 edition.

Contains 500 colour illustrations of 281 artifacts, 16 maps, 70 paintings, 22 photos, 43 uniforms, 70 uniform details, and 43 tables.

In 2008 Paul Richardson did a brief study based on the discovery of the Vilnius massed graves of the victims of the retreat from Moscow. This vastly updated version includes collaboration with others in a detailed exploration of the anthropology, buttons, uniform fragments, shakos, and personal items that have survived with comparisons to many of the original artifacts. Also discussed in a survey of the campaign are the contributions of disease, lack of medical provision, nutrition, and weather to the demise of the army.