THE RUSSIAN HISTORY OF THE WAR OF 1813, VOLUME 2: The War to Liberate Germany

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Covers from the resumption of hostilities in August 1813 until the Coalition advance to the Rhine by December 1813, from the Battle on the Katzbach to the climactic Battle of Leipzig and on to the Battle of Hanau. Strives to give an accurate portrayal of one of the most important years in European history and pays tribute to the service of the Russian army in the liberation of Germany. Russia, of course, could not defeat Napoleon alone. But the Russians, having begun the war in Prussia and the Duchy of Warsaw without the assistance of allies, managed to draw Prussia into their cause, and eventually Austria, Sweden, and Britain. Draws on Russian state archives and private papers, as well as published German and French memoirs and histories in order to provide additional context and balance. Contains 18 black and white maps.