{"product_id":"napoleons-russian-campaign-count-philippe-paul-de-segur-softcover","title":"Napoleon's Russian Campaign - Count Philippe-Paul de Segur - Softcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1812 Napoleon gathered his fearsome Grande Armee, more than half a million strong, on the banks of the Niemen River. He was about to undertake the most daring of all his many campaigns- the invasion of Russia. Meeting only sporadic opposition and defeating it easily along the way, the huge army moved forward, advancing ineluctably on Moscow through the long hot days of summer. On September 14, Napoleon entered the Russian capital, fully anticipating the Czar's surrender. Instead he encountered an eerily deserted city-and silence. The French army sacked the city, and by October, with Moscow in ruins and his supply lines overextended, and with the Russian winter upon him, Napoleon had no choice but to turn back. One of the greatest military debacles of all time had only just begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this famous memoir, Philippe-Paul de Segur, a young aide-de-camp to Napoleon, tells the story of the unfolding disaster with the keen eye of a crack reporter and an astute grasp of human character. His book, a fundamental inspiration for Tolstoy's War and Peace, is a masterpiece of military history that teaches an all-too-timely lesson about imperial hubris and its risks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis copy is in \u003cstrong\u003eVery Good \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003econdition. There is some coloring of the page edges. There is creasing of the spine. There is some very minor shelf wear. As always, the photos are of the book you will receive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg G","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52186046005479,"sku":"TWLGG414","price":17.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8511\/5879\/files\/2TWL_195_7fafd668-b996-44f4-a30e-c2b2349abe8f.jpg?v=1781135321","url":"https:\/\/thewarlibrary.com.au\/products\/napoleons-russian-campaign-count-philippe-paul-de-segur-softcover","provider":"The War Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}