Napoléon et la campagne de Russie, 1812

The confrontation of the French and Russian empires, allies since 1807, offers a dramatic story. Beyond narrating the principal episodes of this expedition, this book reflects on the traumas that this tragic campaign produced. Jacques-Olivier Boudon, renowned historian of the Napoleonic era and President of the Napoleon Institute, applies intersecting approaches to numerous sources and a rich literature, helping us to understand the major role of this episode in the construction of European memories.