These eyewitness accounts by Polish soldiers tell their story of the campaign in France in Spring 1814 when Napoleon once again revealed his true genius for waging war. Napoleon finally had to accept defeat and was exiled to Elba with a small contingent of his Imperial Guard including a squadron of the famous Polish Lancers. This handful of loyal Poles returned with him when he escaped from Elba in 1815 and fought during the 100 Days and at Waterloo. They describe vividly the battles, sieges, the agonies of their final surrender and the uncertainties surrounding their return home to a very different Poland.
They vividly describe the battles, the sieges, the agony of their final surrender and the uncertainty of their return to a completely different Poland.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Lalowski, Tadeusz/North, Jonathan (Hrsg.)
Title
Polish Eyewitnesses to Napoleon's Last Campaigns, 1814-15
Details
English text, many bw-illustrations and bw-maps. 244 pages.
State
new
Ken Trotman Ltd. PE29 2XW Huntingdon Vereinigtes Königreich
