Crossing the berezina book

Crossing the berezina, a victory during the retreat is predominantly a picture book. Crossing the berezina great battles of first empire. Crossing the berezina great battles of the first empire by franoisguy hourtoulle, january 2008, histoire and collections edition, hardcover in english. Berezina book johnson county library bibliocommons.

Alexander mikaberidze talked about his book the battle of the berezina. Napoleon bonapartes plan was to cross the berezina river and head for poland, while his enemies wanted to trap him. The grande armee was retreating under constant attack from the cossacks. Nov 30, 2012 the crossing of the berezina marked the last major combat of napoleons 1812 campaign. What crossing the rubicon type historical event could be. Crossing the berezina by francoisguy hourtoulle, 9782352500445, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. However, this deficiency has finally been corrected by dr. Mar 27, 20 a month later, on 25 november, 1812, it arrived at the berezina river, which barred its progression to the west. Napoleon fought off the pursuing russians under prince mikhail kutuzov at krasny on 17 november 1812. Nov 30, 2007 buy crossing the berezina great battles of the first empire great battles of first empire by hourtoulle, francoisguy, jouineau, andre isbn. The title of this book is crossing the berezina and it was written by franoisguy hourtoulle. It was published by histoire and collections and has a total of 100 pages in the book. Under attack from the russians, the army escaped destruction thanks to the sacrifice of the pontonniers of general eble who constructed two bridges which allowed the major part of the army to cross the river on 27 and 28 november.

Unfortunately, the battle had worse costs than many others, as so many of the camp followers died, and eble himself was dead within a few weeks from his exertions. Berezina by sylvain tesson meet your next favorite book. Mikaberidze, in his the battle of the berezinanapoleons great escape, where he provides for the first time a complete accounting. Lire magazine best travel book take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey retracing historys most famous retreat, add what some might consider an excessive amount of vodka, and youve got sylvain tessons berezina, a riotous and erudite book that combines travel, history, comradery. Lire magazine best travel book take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey retracing. Crossing the berezina great battles of the first empire. It is rather disappointing to wait for so long to see it in print but alexander mikaberidze, the battle of the berezina. Lire magazine best travel book take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey. The russian army, with heavy losses, managed to cross the berezina.

Almost two hundred years after the crossing of the berezina river by the remnants of napoleons grande armee, a new book written by alexander mikaberidze, assistant professor at history at louisiana state university at shreveport and author of the battle of borodino, comes to remind us of the battle for the bridgehead, the memory of. Take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey retracing historys most famous retreat, add what some might consider an excessive amount of vodka, and youvegot sylvain tessons berezina, a riotous and erudite book that. The combination of the uniform plates, reproductions of famous paintings and diagrams all in a. It took place from 26 to 29 november 1812, between the french army of napoleon, retreating after his invasion of. Lire magazine best travel book take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey retracing historys most famous retreat.

This book is an fine companion to mikaberidzes other book from this series. It took place from 26 to 29 november 1812, between the french army of napoleon, retreating after his invasion of russia and crossing the berezina near borisov, belarus and the russian troops. Napoleon bonapartes army suffered heavy losses about 36,000 when crossing the berezina in november 1812 during his retreat from russia see battle of berezina. The battle of the berezina or beresina took place from november 26 to 29, 1812, between the french army of napoleon, retreating after his invasion of russia and crossing the berezina near borisov, belarus, and the. Nov 15, 2019 praise for berezina from beginning to end, the story of berezina is enthralling, funny, and terrifying. Berezina by sylvain tesson overdrive rakuten overdrive. The battle of the berezina was a strategic success for the french as they had successfully evaded the russian envelopment and preserved at least some of the army. If played in 15mm, its size is feasible for both tactical level gaming where the battalion or regiment is the base unit, and grand tactical affairs where the brigade is the base unit. This, plus the details of units, commanders and, with cavaets, the main text, make.

Napoleons crossing of the berezina war and security. The berezina was the last obstacle that had to be crossed. On three wheels from moscow to paris chasing napoleons epic fail. Napoleons great escape about napoleons escape from the russian army in november 1812. She worked with marc raeff, a russianstudies scholar at columbia university, to publish in 1991 walters firsthand experiences in a book entitled diary of a napoleonic foot soldier. Napoleons great escape picks up from and complements that previous tome, while at the same time standing alone as a separate book. The title of sylvain tessons book berezina hits an immediate chord. Lire magazine best travel book take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2, 500mile odyssey retracing historys most famous retreat. The battle of the berezina download ebook pdf, epub. The french army crossing the berezina on 28 november 1812. From chief of staff berthier to general eble, ordering the move to borisov. Bobr, le 24 novembre 1812, a quatre heures et demie du matin.

Pajtim statovci was born in kosovo in 1990 and moved with his family to finland when he was two years old. Discover how this terrible episode was a true victory for french. All of these series of books are almost a must have for your collection. In the winter of 1812, napoleons army retreated from mos. Napoleons great escape about napoleons escape from the. As the french army retreated from russia, they were faced with the troubling prospect of crossing the berezina river. Lire magazine best travel book take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey retracing historys most famous retreat, add what some might consider an excessive amount of vodka, and youve got sylvain tessons berezina, a riotous and erudite book that combines travel, history, comradery, and adventure. The crossing was so horrendous that berezina is now a synonym for disaster in french. Click download or read online button to get the battle of the berezina book now. The drama of the battles story inspired many works of art centred on the crossing. Take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey retracing historys most famous retreat, add what some might consider an excessive amount of vodka, and youve got sylvain tessons berezina, a riotous and erudite book that combines travel, history, comradery, and adventure. Rtl for me, berezina is sylvain tessons most important book. The french crossed the berezina, in belarus, but suffered heavy.

However, he was forced to continue to retreat to the river berezina. His bestselling accounts of his travels have won numerous prizes, including the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tessons book, published in france in 2015 and now translated by. Take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey retracing historys most famous retreat. Sylvain tesson has traveled the world by bicycle, train, horse, and motorcycle, and on foot. Mar 18, 2010 this book is an fine companion to mikaberidzes other book from this series. The battle of the berezina or beresina took place from november 26 to 29, 1812, between the french army of napoleon, retreating after his invasion of russia and crossing the berezina near borisov, belarus, and the russian armies under mikhail kutuzov, peter wittgenstein and admiral pavel chichagov. Crossing the rubicon is an adage used to describe crossing a point of no return. Berezina book charlotte mecklenburg library bibliocommons. Click download or read online button to get the battle of the berezina. Since then berezina is used in french as a synonym of catastrophe charles xii of swedens army crossed the berezina on june 25, 1708. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Its main tributaries are bobr, klyava, olsa and ala from the left and hayna and svislach from the right.

Napoleons army dramatic crossing of the berezina, 2629 november 1812. However, he was forced to continue to retreat to the river berezina, leaving orsha on 20 november. Click here for a link to a map of napoleons retreat from moscow on wikimedia kutuzov had missed a number of opportunities to cut off and destroy napoleons grande armee as it retreated. From moscow to paris following napoleons epic fail. The battle of berezina is depicted in the 1956 film war and peace. Nov 21, 2019 lire magazine best travel book take four friends, put them on two ural motorcycles complete with sidecars, send them off on a 2,500mile odyssey retracing historys most famous retreat, add what some might consider an excessive amount of vodka, and youve got sylvain tessons berezina, a riotous and erudite book that combines travel, history, comradery, and adventure. A new update on the book although i finished manuscript back in february, pen and sword moved publication date to march 2010. If they come out with a new book i buy it without any hesitation. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The battle of the berezina download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. This is in reference to julius caesars point of no return when he decided to march on rome being the. Praise for berezina from beginning to end, the story of berezina is enthralling, funny, and terrifying. Nov 24, 2007 a new update on the book although i finished manuscript back in february, pen and sword moved publication date to march 2010.