The Resource Napoleon's expedition to Russia, General Count Philippe de Ségur ; edited by Christopher Summerville
Napoleon's expedition to Russia, General Count Philippe de Ségur ; edited by Christopher Summerville
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- Summary
- "A sensation when it was first published in 1821 under the title History of the Expedition to Russia, Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812, this chronicle offers an at once heroic and tragic first-hand narrative of the campaign that in a space of six months claimed 1,000,000 lives and set in motion the chain of events that culminated in the fall of France's First Empire." "In the almost two centuries since French General Philippe de Segur's account appeared in Paris, it has provided historians of the Napoleonic era with an unparalleled eyewitness source for graphically detailed and dramatically related material, as it contains some of the most striking and poignant descriptions of war ever written. A member of the imperial staff during the Russian expedition, Segur also renders an intimate portrait of the charismatic and brilliant but hubristic and disastrously fallible Napoleon himself, his imperial eye always on glory as he trudged through gore. Segur's candor resulted in a duel with Napoleon's former aide-de-camp a scandal that only heightened demand for this history, which was ultimately translated into every major European language." "This new one-volume edition of Segur's massive work concentrates on the campaign's key events from Napoleon's fateful crossing of the Niemen into Lithuania with 500,000 men on June 24, 1812, to the final retreat, with 10,000 survivors, on 14 December. This new, single-volume edition of the Expedition to Russia includes a specially commissioned campaign map, a chronology, a biographical list of principal personalities, historical and explanatory notes, and a bibliography to clarify the text and context of Segur's celebrated and unsparing history."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 306 p.
- Note
- Cover title: Napoleon's expedition to Russia : the memoirs of General de Ségur
- Isbn
- 9781841194547
- Label
- Napoleon's expedition to Russia
- Title
- Napoleon's expedition to Russia
- Statement of responsibility
- General Count Philippe de Ségur ; edited by Christopher Summerville
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- "A sensation when it was first published in 1821 under the title History of the Expedition to Russia, Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812, this chronicle offers an at once heroic and tragic first-hand narrative of the campaign that in a space of six months claimed 1,000,000 lives and set in motion the chain of events that culminated in the fall of France's First Empire." "In the almost two centuries since French General Philippe de Segur's account appeared in Paris, it has provided historians of the Napoleonic era with an unparalleled eyewitness source for graphically detailed and dramatically related material, as it contains some of the most striking and poignant descriptions of war ever written. A member of the imperial staff during the Russian expedition, Segur also renders an intimate portrait of the charismatic and brilliant but hubristic and disastrously fallible Napoleon himself, his imperial eye always on glory as he trudged through gore. Segur's candor resulted in a duel with Napoleon's former aide-de-camp a scandal that only heightened demand for this history, which was ultimately translated into every major European language." "This new one-volume edition of Segur's massive work concentrates on the campaign's key events from Napoleon's fateful crossing of the Niemen into Lithuania with 500,000 men on June 24, 1812, to the final retreat, with 10,000 survivors, on 14 December. This new, single-volume edition of the Expedition to Russia includes a specially commissioned campaign map, a chronology, a biographical list of principal personalities, historical and explanatory notes, and a bibliography to clarify the text and context of Segur's celebrated and unsparing history."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- QDK
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
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- Histoire de Napoléon et de la grande-armée pendant l'année 1812
- History of the expedition to Russia, undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the year 1812
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1780-1873
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ségur, Philippe-Paul
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DC235.S45
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Summerville, C. J.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
- Napoleon
- Label
- Napoleon's expedition to Russia, General Count Philippe de Ségur ; edited by Christopher Summerville
- Note
- Cover title: Napoleon's expedition to Russia : the memoirs of General de Ségur
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-306)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 13446757
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 306 p.
- Isbn
- 9781841194547
- Lccn
- 2003536829
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
- Label
- Napoleon's expedition to Russia, General Count Philippe de Ségur ; edited by Christopher Summerville
- Note
- Cover title: Napoleon's expedition to Russia : the memoirs of General de Ségur
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-306)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 13446757
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 306 p.
- Isbn
- 9781841194547
- Lccn
- 2003536829
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
Subject
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Personal narratives, French
Genre
Member of
- Histoire de Napoléon et de la grande-armée pendant l'année 1812
- History of the expedition to Russia, undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the year 1812
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