Napoleon and Russia

<em></em><br/><p><em>Napoleon and Russia</em> tells for the first time the full story of Napoleon and his crucial relationship with Russia from the 1790s and Bonaparte's rise to power through the period of Austerlitz Tilsit and the Russian invasion to the Emperor's fall and its aftermath. In doing so it not only puts the critical events of 1812 in their proper context as part of an even greater tale - of peace as well as war friendship as well as enmity - but also provides fresh insight into the Napoleonic period as a whole questioning many of the assumptions about the era prevalent in the English-speaking world.</p><br/><p>The tale boasts a cast of fascinating characters to rival any novel: the rulers Napoleon himself Catherine the Great 'Mad' Tsar Paul and the enigmatic Alexander I; generals such as Ney Murat Davout Suvorov Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly; statesmen like Talleyrand Caulaincourt Czartoryski and Rumiantsev; and of course the ordinary soldiers who fought some of the most intriguing bloody and important campaigns in history.</p><br/><p>This is an enthralling story of fundamental importance in the history of Europe and indeed the world.</p>