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With Napoleon In Russia

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I first saw a collection of these justifiably famous plates - alas, only in black and white - over 30 years ago and was at once struck by the great dramatic style, artistry and accuracy of the subjects portrayed. Anyone who has travelled in Russia will at once recognize the style of the wooden houses which can still be found there today. The author has captured the scale, drama and pathos of this historic campaign in a singularly effective and immediate manner, almost with the character of a modern war correspondent`s camera. The text sets the locations for all the pictures and is an invaluable adjunct to them. This book is a show-stopper. Greenhill are to be congratulated for publishing this work and making such rare witnesses to history available to a wide public. Jonathan North is also to be congratulated for his efforts in his handling of the translation of the text. It was worth waiting all this time to have the chance to acquire such an important historical document. Well done again! Digby Smith.

The earlier two reviews are by established authors in the Napoleonic field.
This is actually a very nice pictorial book depicting numerous scenes as recorded by an artist Faber du Faur who accompanied Napoleon on that fateful 1812 campaign. The collected rare pictures are worth the price of the book alone. This book should be on hand when reading any other text on the 1812 campaign as it heightens the reading pleasure.

With Napoleon in Russia is a very handsome book using the illustrations by Faber du Faur showing the consequences of Napoleon's disastrous march to Moscow and back again. It is a unique record and really gives you a feel of the ordeal the soldiers lived through or died from. The book is also an excellent accompaniment to probably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, the map by Charles Joseph Minard visualizing the losses suffered by Napoleon's army in that fateful Russian campaign of 1812. Recommended.