FIGHTING THE RUSSIANS: French Soldiers' Letters, 1799-1815

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Examines the crucial role played by the men of the Czar's Empire through hundreds of original letters, notebooks, and accounts written by French soldiers at the time of the events or shortly after the fall of Napoleon. These rare unpublished sources recount key moments such as the battles of Zurich, Austerlitz, Eylau, Borodino, and Leipzig; the burning of Moscow; the passage of the Berezina; and the capture of Paris by the Cossacks. Contains 20 mono illustrations.