by Nigel Nicolson · tapa dura · ISBN 9780297787105
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«Napoleon: 1812» is the historical essay by Nigel Nicolson, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in hardback (216 pages, in English).
Nigel Nicolson reconstructs Napoleon's campaign against Russia in 1812, six months in which nearly half a million soldiers died. He analyses why Napoleon undertook the invasion, his initial successes and the causes of his failure despite taking Moscow, and how Tolstoy interpreted the drama and Hitler failed to heed Napoleon's lessons.
First edition of 1985, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in London.
Work for enthusiasts of military and Napoleonic history, interested in the great campaigns of the nineteenth century.
Nigel Nicolson was an English writer, publisher and politician.
