Tranie - La Campagne de Russie : Napoléon 1812 - 1981

The Russian Campaign: Napoleon 1812
The book is regarded by historians and collectors as one of the best works on the Russian campaign. It offers a chronological and meticulously researched text, supported by the expertise of Napoleon expert Jean Tulard
The textual and historical structure
• The path into a fatal war (Vers une guerre fatale): The diplomatic prehistory, the failure of the Tilsit alliance, and the gigantic deployment of the “Army of the 20 Nations” of over 600,000 men.
• The advance to Smolensk (L'offensive vers Smolensk): The crossing of the Niemen in June 1812 and the first exhausting marches through the endless Russian vastness.
• The Battle of Smolensk (La bataille de Smolensk): The first large, bloody confrontation of the two main armies.
• Borodino / Battle on the Moskva (Borodino ou la Moskova): The detailed tactical analysis of the costliest single battle of the entire campaign on September 7, 1812.
• The Fire of Moscow (L'incendie de Moscou): The French entry into the deserted city and its systematic destruction by flames.
• The Russian people and the invasion (Le peuple russe et l'invasion): The examination of the growing, bitter resistance of the Russian population and the ‘scorched earth’ tactics.
• Tarutino and the retreat (Taroutino et le départ de Moscou): Napoleon's vain offers of peace to the tsar and the beginning of the belated retreat in October.
• The dramatic retreat (La retraite de la Grande Armée): The soldiers’ suffering from hunger, attacks by the Cossacks, and the approaching Russian winter.
• The catastrophe at Beresina (Le passage de la Bérézina): The desperate, sacrificial bridge crossing in November 1812, which narrowly spared the remnants of the army from encirclement, followed by the final escape.
2. The documentary appendix (The centerpiece for collectors)
A substantial portion of the content consists of scientifically prepared source material:
• Exact Order of Battle (OOB): Meticulous listing of all involved corps, divisions, regiments and their commanders on the French, allied, and Russian sides.
• Uniform knowledge section: Elaborate color plates by Louis de Beaufort showing the exact uniforms, headgear and equipment of the various branches of arms (such as the French cuirassiers or the allied contingents) in 1812.
• Extensive image section: Contemporary engravings, portraits and tactical maps curated by Juan-Carlos Carmigniani that accompany the text visually
Condition light wear to the cover, interior: clean and with a secure binding