num_pages: 672
description: Tho much has been written about Napoleon's doomed invasion of Russia &amp; the collapse of the French Empire that ensued virtually all of it has been from the Western perspective. Now taking advantage of never- before-seen documents from the Russian archives Lieven upends much of the conventional wisdom about the events that formed the backdrop of Tolstoy's masterpiece War &amp; Peace. Lieven's riveting narrative sweeps readers thru epic battles tense diplomatic exchanges on which the fate of nations hung &amp; the rise of Russia from near-ruin to Europe's liberator. Rich in detail Russia Against Napoleon is a groundbreaking masterwork.
language: English
title: Russia Against Napoleon: The Battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814
publisher: Allen Lane