David, Wolfgang Im Aufwind der Macht

Roman

Wallenstein, Yorck, Stauffenberg - three high-ranking military officers who rebelled against their employer for different reasons. They caused a furore because they died in the process or because they succeeded. Less well known is the case of the Saxon cavalry general Johann Adolf von Thielmann. He, too, made history, since his opponent was none other than Emperor Napoleon I. When Saxony joined the French Empire in 1806, Thielmann's career took off. With Napoleon, whom he revered, he invaded Russia in 1812. The campaign ends in fiasco. Back home, the general, disappointed by his idol, is entrusted with rebuilding the Saxon army. The power he now commanded made him interesting for both France and the Russian-Prussian alliance. Soon he is caught between two stools. When Napoleon marches into Saxony with a new army, a decision becomes inevitable... Historically accurate and with stylistic brilliance, Wolfgang David's novel "Im Aufwind der Macht" tells of events that demanded the utmost of those who endured them. He describes the battle of Borodino, the burning of Moscow and the horror of the retreat, but also lets the reader participate in the intrigues of the great. The stakes are high, for nothing less than the fate of Europe is at stake.