KEYNOTE: This book has just received second prize by the Literary Committee of the International Napoleonic Society. A total of twelve distinguished works were carefully evaluated and Dr. Mikaberidze's volume has met the rigorous criteria established by the Committee. The quality of the publication, especially in the area of research, originality, style and analysis, represents a significant contribution to Napoleonic Studies. On 7 September 1812 at Borodino, 75 miles west of Moscow, the armies of the Russian and French empires clashed in one of the climactic battles of the Napoleonic Wars. This horrific - and controversial - contest has fascinated historians ever since. The survival of the Russian army after Borodino was a key factor in Napoleon's eventual defeat and the utter destruction of the French army of 1812. In this thought-provoking new study, Napoleonic historian Alexander Mikaberidze reconsiders the 1812 campaign and retells the terrible story of the Borodino battle as it was seen from the Russian point of view. His original and painstakingly researched investigation of this critical episode in Napoleon's invasion of Russia provides the reader with a fresh perspective on the battle and a broader understanding of the underlying reasons for the eventual Russian triumph. AUTHOR: Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze has taught European history at Mississippi State and Florida State universities and lectured on Napoleonic Wars for the US Naval War College. His books include The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, a two-volume edition of A. Mikhailovsky-Danilevsky's Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812, Lion of the Russian Army: Life and Career of General Peter Bagration and The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape. SELLING POINTS: -Compelling new account of Borodino from the Russian point of view -Incorporates Russian and French eyewitness accounts never before published -Story told in clear, concise detail, day by day, hour by hour REVIEWS: ?A new and exciting re-telling of the story of this important battle. Alexander Mikaberidze is one of the most important young Napoleonic scholars in the English-speaking world, and this book is just another example of why that is the case. He uses an incredible breadth of sources?based on outstanding research'. ? Napoleonic Historical Society 40 illustrations
