Denis Davidov was an officer of hussars, a partisan, a Russian hero and the inspiration for the character Denisov in Tolstoys epic War and Peace. Here, for the very first time in English, are his captivating memoirs which, with dash and lan, convey the Russian perspective on this cataclysmic conflict. Davidovs memoirs cover the confrontation between the French and Russians in Prussia in 18067, including the horrific battle of Eylau; the Russian invasion of Finland in 1808; the French invasion of Russia in 1812; and the War ...
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Denis Davidov was an officer of hussars, a partisan, a Russian hero and the inspiration for the character Denisov in Tolstoys epic War and Peace. Here, for the very first time in English, are his captivating memoirs which, with dash and lan, convey the Russian perspective on this cataclysmic conflict. Davidovs memoirs cover the confrontation between the French and Russians in Prussia in 18067, including the horrific battle of Eylau; the Russian invasion of Finland in 1808; the French invasion of Russia in 1812; and the War of Liberation in Germany in 181314. The memoirs cover the 1812 campaign in particular in great detail as it was here that Davidov made his legendary reputation. Gregory Troubetzkoy is an expert on Russian aspects of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine black pictorial dj. 223 pages. The only Russian account of the Napoleonic Wars available in English. Covers the confrontation between the French and Russians in Prussia in 1806-7, the Russian invasion of Finland in 1808 and defeat of the Swedes, the French invasion of Russia in 1812, and the War of Liberation in Germany in 1813-14.
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Very good in very good jacket. 223 p. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Brief Biographical Sketches. Bibliography. Index. Denis Davidov was an officer of hussars, a partisan, a Russian hero and the inspiration for the character Denisov in Tolstoy's epic War and Peace. Here, for the very first time in English, are his captivating memoirs which, with dash and elan, convey the Russian perspective on this cataclysmic conflict. Davidov's memoirs cover the confrontation between the French and Russians in Prussia in 1806-7, including the horrific battle of Eylau; the Russian invasion of Finland in 1808; the French invasion of Russia in 1812; and the War of Liberation in Germany in 1813-14. The memoirs cover the 1812 campaign in particular in great detail as it was here that Davidov made his legendary reputation.
