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1812 The Great Retreat: Told by the Survivors
by Austin, Paul Britten
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1853672467
- ISBN 13
- 9781853672460
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London/Pennsylvania: Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books, 1996 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. 464 pp, preface, some important eyewitnesss, maps, the event so far, Phase I. To Smolensk; Phase II. Towards the Berezina; Phase III. Across the Berezina; Phase IV. Beyond the Berezina; two epilogues, notes index with b&w illustrations. First Edition, 1996. "1812: The Great Retreat tells the story of the end of the most famously disastrous campaign in history, using the words of the survivors to describe their desperate withdrawal from Russia. Napoleon's campaign had begun with more than a third of a million men setting out on what was to be a long and terrible march to the glittering city of Moscow. Only 100,000 were to reach it. Forced to turn back in the face of winter's onset, almost nothing of the drastically reduced army lived to recross the Niemen River. Using the words of 160 of the participants, Paul Britten Austin brings unparalleled authenticity and immediacy to his unique account of the end of Napoleon's dramatic and tragic 1812 campaign." Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001477
- Title
- 1812 The Great Retreat: Told by the Survivors
- Author
- Austin, Paul Britten
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1853672467
- ISBN 13
- 9781853672460
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books
- Place of Publication
- London/Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY NAPOLEONIC WARS 1800-1815 FRENCH CAMPAIGNS RUSSIA MILITARY LEADERSHIP
- Bookseller catalogs
- MILITARY HISTORY;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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