Russia Against Napoleon: The True Story of the Campaigns of War and Peace - Dominic Lieven
I don't pretend to be an expert historian - on Russia or any other topic, but I thoroughly enjoy a good yarn. And there are plenty of true, lesser-known tales to cull from centuries of human complications. Writer and professor Dominic Lieven tackles the mountainous topic of Napoleon's invasion of Russia from 1812-14. ...

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