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  • Paperback: 656 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books; Reprint edition (29 Mar. 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0143118862
  • ISBN-13: 978-0143118862
  • Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 3.6 x 21.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2009 and shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize (various )

A compulsive read. This master storyteller and scholar has written an instant classic that is awesome, remarkable and exuberant. (Simon Sebag Montefiore The Scotsman )

(He creates) an historic canvas that is both overwhelming and meticulous ... he inevitably touches the nerve points of modern power politics. (The Economist )

An essential reference ... the Princess would have approved. (The Spectator )

(An) erudite, monumental piece of historial research ... it's a great tale with a clear argument, baked by an impressive array of sources and detail. (Charles Clover Financial Times )

A superbly crafted book (Alexander M. Martin TLS )

Lieven tells it with all the verve of the enthusiast and the erudition of the fine scholar he is ... The result is a balanced, informed and entirely convincing explanation of how Russia was able to defeat the Napoleonic empire. It is also a perfect marriage of scholarship and engaging narrative that fills a yawning gap in the historiography of the period, while entertaining the reader (Adam Zamoyski, Standpoint )

A lucid and detailed account (Geoffrey Hosking London Review of Books ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Winner of the 2009 Wolfson Prize for History & shortlisted for Duff Cooper Prize
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4.0 out of 5 starsAnother alternative history of the Napoleonic Wars-brilliantly done - however...
By Philip on 27 Feb. 2010
Format: Hardcover
This book is a masterpiece, a work of genius. It is noteworthy that the author Dominic Lieven seems to have found a large number of his ancestors named Lieven in his story. He writes with both astonishing passion and erudition. He obviously has a great passion and love for his subject and a novelists skill at telling it. At some points the detail is almost overwhelming but not quite. It is always an enjoyable read, with characters very fully drawn. At the same time the historical detail regarding ALL the facets of Russia's war against Napoleon are very fully described.

So, a word of warning; it is by no means a light read. It may be advisable to get a general overview of Napoleons campaign in Russia, and the subsequent Liberation of Europe, before diving into this book.

It is such a joy to read the full account of the Russian struggle in the Napoleonic wars. It is about time they were given fuller credit for their part in his downfall. Very much as the Soviet Union, for all its faults, should be given the credit that it is due for its sacrifice in bearing the brunt of the war against Hitler.

Having said all this there is one glaring fault that really lets the book down - hence 4 stars, not 5. The author goes into immense detail with his descriptions of the battles - he could probably have written a book for each one. But, and it is a huge but, he does not provide the kind of maps that would help the reader to follow the battles. By chpt 12 this ommission actuallybecomes quite burdensome. He could easily have made this work into 2 vols., and have included far more maps on the pages opposite the descrptions; nice shiny colour maps would have been perfect.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Masterpiece
By KC Perkins on 10 Dec. 2009
Format: Hardcover
Lieven's stated objective is to demolish the myth so common in Western Europe and North America, and also, surprisingly, in Russia that it was mainly the harsh weather that destroyed Napoleon's Grand Armee in Russia, and not so much the Russians themselves. He studies new and yet untapped sources and walks the battlefields to tell a story of human courage and sacrifice, of diplomacy and espionage, of pride and passion, of victory and defeat. He tells it from the point of view of the Russians to show how their ability to manage logistics, recruit and train the best cavalry of the time, and mobilize the home front turned them from potential victims of Napoleon's hunger for conquest into Europe's liberators.

Russia Against Napoleon is a history book that reads like a novel. This is Dominic Lieven at his very best. His text is rich and insightful, incredibly well researched, colourful, intellectually provocative, and at times humorous. I have just finished reading it and I see myself going back to it over and over again. It is a feast of the mind.
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5.0 out of 5 starsEssential reading
By Mr. M. Grindlay on 23 Feb. 2010
Format: Hardcover
This book is fantastic.

It has more useful information than any book I have read on the Napoleonic period since Chandler (and I was a tenager then,so I knew nothing).

It is, in short, essential for anyone with any interest in the later part of the Napoleonic period.

It is so good I bothered to make an Amazon review for it - and I never bother with Amazon reviews.

Buy it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent review of the key contribution of Imperial Russia to the freedom of Europe at the time of the Napoleonic Wars
By Gabriel G. Pavón on 9 Mar. 2014
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Excellent step by step and year by year review about the relations of Imperial Russia with Napoleon and the campagins 1807-1814. Crystal clear narrative, with detailed explanations of the why and how of Russian (and French) strategies and actions, the highlights / lessons learned were, for me, that Russia waged victoriously many wars during these years (Turkey, Sweden...) and never accepted any French operational superiority, and that Emperor Alexander's decision of continuing "up to Paris" after the Russian campaign of 1812 galvanized -and allowed- Europe to first resist and then defeat Napoleon's ambition. I probably can better explain my opinion about this book by sharing that I have bougth four of these books and given them as gifts to friends. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAlexander the Great?
By T. Burkard VINE VOICE on 27 Feb. 2010
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This is a first-rate popular history--one which covers the all-but-ignored history of the battles that led to Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. As Dominic Lieven states, there have been a hundred books written about the debacle of the Grande Armee in 1812 for every one written about the aftermath, when Russia forged a coalition that utterly destroyed the army that Napoleon raised in 1813. It's not hard to see why this remarkable tale has been ignored--we tend to focus on our own heroes, and our own crucial role in destroying the Corsican tyrant who laid waste to Europe for the better part of a generation. Soviet historians had their own reasons for ignoring the leading role Russia played in the invasion of Paris: it was, as Lieven demonstrates, a personal triumph for Czar Alexander.

Alexander's reputation has never really recovered from Tolstoy's "War and Peace". Tolstoy was a Russian patriot, and he resented the influence of the 'foreign' generals who dominated the senior ranks of the Army. Alexander, like most monarchs of the era, ruled a multi-ethnic empire and could not afford the narrow nationalistic outlook espoused by Tolstoy. This was especially true because the ethnic German nobility of the Baltic provinces were culturally more advanced than most of their Russian counterparts.

Alexander has also suffered at the hands of historians, who rightly hold him responsible for Russia's humiliation at Austerlitz. Napoleon ran rings around him at Tilsit, forcing him to embargo trade with Britain, which ruined the Russian economy. Alexander's progressive social views were at odds with his policies: as much as he recognised that serfdom was regressive, he could not rule without the consent of the Russian nobility (as was proved by his father's assassination).Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsAt Last A Single History From The Russian Side Of The Fence

The title and the cover would initially suggest that this is yet again just another book about Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1812 invasion of Russia and therefore may well be one to take a... Read more

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A vital perspective on the final years of the Napoleonic wars.

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hard going, a lot olf information but with a pre knowledge of the campaiege it will jell . TB

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Published 15 months ago by GEEWIS
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Highly recommended. Assessment of Alexander I is an eye-opener and the performance of the Russian army in logistics as well as on the battlefield is admirable.

Published 17 months ago by Raymond Leslie Jones
5.0 out of 5 starsan outstanding piece of work had me gripped until the ...

an outstanding piece of work had me gripped until the especial if wellington had been defeated there was a large Russian army present ready to deliver the final blow.

Published 21 months ago by Mr. C. Dunne
5.0 out of 5 starsfantastic book and very well written and engaging

This is an excellent historical account of the wars with Napoleon before his first exile to Elba. In other words the main and real war with Napoleon fought by the Russians. Read more

Published on 19 Oct. 2014 by Mr. Nj Mcallister
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Excellent text.

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