DOC Ancient Weapons: An Illustrated History of Their Impact by James Chambers in History

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This handsome book is a unique record of Napoleon's invasion of Russia by Faber du Faur; a talented artist and front-line soldier. It combines his detailed; accurate and compelling illustrations of scenes recorded as they actually happened with his vivid and gripping memoirs of the campaign. The result is a superb and remarkably detailed evocation of 1812; from the sweeping battle scenes which capture the ordeal of Smolensk and Borodino; to the day-to-day struggle to keep campfires burning and famished men fed. Faber du Faur's plates - admired and highly-regarded primary source material - are here presented; for the first time; complete and in full color. His moving and frank memoirs; edited and translated by Jonathan North; are accompanied by a detailed campaign history and biography of the artist. Napoleon's invasion of Russia is a legendary campaign and a captivating story of endurance; survival and the rigors of total war. Few of the 500;000 men to cross the Niemen in July 1812 were to survive - the French army was decimated by the advance into the heart of Russia; and almost completely destroyed in the epic retreat from Moscow. With Napoleon in Russia is a unique presentation of this epic and an unforgettable depiction of the horrors of war.