Format:
xvi, 470 pages
,
illustrations, maps
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9780967098517
,
0967098513
Content:
Outlines the pivotal winter campaign of 1806-1807, culminating at Eylau, where Russian forces stemmed the tide of French imperial expansion. Analyzes the strategies employed by both French and Russian armies, and their leaders, Napoleon and Alexander, during this decisive campaign. Also outlines the organization of the French and Russian forces and includes orders of battle for each side
Content:
A tale of two murders. To kill a tsar -- Death of a duke -- Dateline to war -- Napoleon moves east. The three front war -- Advance to the Oder -- The Napoleonic war machine. Tactical combat in the Napoleonic era -- The Grande Armée -- The Russian war machine. An army of serfs -- The organization of the Russian Army -- High strategy. Russia moves west -- Decision at Osterode -- The "slope to ruin" : the Berlin decrees -- A matter of command. Delay on the Vistula -- The tsar chooses a general -- A new French offensive -- The French offensive begins. Night crossing -- The Narew River outposts -- The fog of war. The pursuit continues -- The Battle of Golymin -- The Battle of Pultusk. Bennigsen stands his ground -- The mud of Pultusk -- The Tenth Legion arrives -- Affairs of state. Warsaw interlude -- Winter quarters -- The Russian winter offensive. The wanderings of Marshal Ney -- Bennigsen's missed opportunities -- Bennigsen's fighting retreat. A purloined letter -- Night and day -- The combat of Hoff -- The penultimate day. Bagration's rear guard -- The fight for Eylau -- Crisis in the snows. "Hurricane of death" -- Pinning attack -- Murat's epic charge -- Riders of the Imperial Guard -- Eylau afternoon. Flank attack -- On the brink of victory -- The Prussians save the day -- "A massacre without results". Retreat -- "Like a black hell" -- Blame and circumstance. The cost of battle -- Assessment
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-458) and index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Preußisch Eylau Schlacht
