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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent summary of Napoleon's defeat at his own hands.
Although I found the book insightful and rather stimulating, there was a large lack of precise detail regarding the mindset of the Emperor himself and just why he would attempt such a foolhardy invasion. Along with the maps and depictions, it was totally enjoyable, one of the few books I have not been able to put down.
Published on January 30, 1999
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1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe you have to really like military history -
But to me, as a person seeking a first-hand account of 1812, there just really was not much to this book. I am admittedly not a military history sort, but I just could not find the substance of the campaign that I was looking for. I kept moving forward, looking for a flicker of the larger picture. Von Clausewitz is so highly regarded, I do wonder if it is...
Published on March 21, 2006 by D. A. Johnson
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent summary of Napoleon's defeat at his own hands.,
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This review is from: The Campaign Of 1812 In Russia (Paperback)
Although I found the book insightful and rather stimulating, there was a large lack of precise detail regarding the mindset of the Emperor himself and just why he would attempt such a foolhardy invasion. Along with the maps and depictions, it was totally enjoyable, one of the few books I have not been able to put down.
1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe you have to really like military history -,
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This review is from: The Campaign Of 1812 In Russia (Paperback)
But to me, as a person seeking a first-hand account of 1812, there just really was not much to this book.
I am admittedly not a military history sort, but I just could not find the substance of the campaign that I was looking for. I kept moving forward, looking for a flicker of the larger picture. Von Clausewitz is so highly regarded, I do wonder if it is just me here. I have another such histroy on my reading list. I just hope this military experience was an aberration. But my disappointment and irritation led me to do the unthinkable - I threw this one onto the trash. No use having such an book taking precious shelf space. |
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The Campaign of 1812 in Russia (Napoleonic Library) by Carl von Clausewitz (Hardcover - May 1992)
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