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Napoleon's army in Russia : the illustrated memoirs of Albrecht Adam, 1812

Title
Napoleon's army in Russia : the illustrated memoirs of Albrecht Adam, 1812 / Albrecht Adam ; translated by Jonathan North.
Author
Adam, Albregcht, 1786-1862.
Publication
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2005.

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Additional Authors
  • North, Jonathan.
  • Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection.
Description
176 pages : color illustrations; 23 x 29 cm
Summary
In 1812 Napoleon's magnificent army invaded Russia. Among the half a million men who crossed the border was Albrecht Adam, a former baker, a soldier and, most importantly for us, a military artist of considerable talent. As the army plunged ever deeper into a devastated Russia Adam sketched and painted. In all he produced 77 colour plates of the campaign and they are as fresh and dramatic as the day they were produced. They show troops passing along dusty roads, bewildered civilians, battles and their bloody aftermath, burning towns and unchecked destruction. The memoirs which accompany the plates form a candid text describing the war Adam witnessed. Attached to IV Corps, composed largely of Italians, he was present at all the major actions and saw the conquerors march triumphantly into Moscow. But, from then on, the invading army's fate was sealed and the disastrous outcome of the war meant that the year 1812 would become legendary as one of the darkest chapters in history.
Uniform Title
Voyage pittoresque et militaire de Willenberg en Prusse jusqu'áa Moscou. English
Alternative Title
Voyage pittoresque et militaire de Willenberg en Prusse jusqu'áa Moscou.
Subject
  • France. Armée > History > Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Pictorial works
  • France. Armée
  • 1800-1815
  • Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Campaigns > Russia > Pictorial works
  • Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Campaigns > Russia > Personal narratives, French
  • Military campaigns
  • Veldtochten
  • Napoleontische oorlogen
  • Russia
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Personal narratives – French.
  • Pictorial works.
Note
  • Published in association with the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 176).
ISBN
  • 9781844151615
  • 1844151611
LCCN
2005440980
OCLC
  • ocn973648992
  • 973648992
  • SCSB-1383691
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library