Kutuzov A Life in War and Peace electronic Alexander Mikaberidze
Series: Oxford Academic: Publisher: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2022Edition: First EditionDescription: 811 p All black and white imagesContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197546765Other title: A life in War and PeaceSubject(s): Napoleonic Wars, LCSH: Kutuzov, Mikhail Illarionovich, Generals | -- Russia, Biography, CampaignsAdditional Physical Form: Print Version 9780197546734DDC classification: 355.3/310947 LOC classification: DK169.K8 | M44Online resources: Oxford Academic| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: List of Maps - Acknowledgments - Author's Note - Prologue - Part I - Chapter 1A Boy from Pskov Province, 1747-1762 - Chapter 2The Masters and the Apprentice, 1763-1771 - Chapter 3At Death's Door, 1772-1785 - Chapter 4"An Eagle from the Lofty Flock," 1786-1789 - Chapter 5"The Gutters Dyed with Blood," 1790 - Chapter 6"The Glorious Hero of Măcin," 1791-1792 - Part II - Chapter 7The Envoy of Her Imperial Majesty, 1793 - Chapter 8At the Court of the Sultan, 1794 - Chapter 9Military Philosophe and Courtier, 1794-1797 - Chapter 10The Wrathful Czar, 1796-1801 - Chapter 11Walking the Tightrope, 1801-1804 - Part III - Chapter 12Confronting Napoleon, 1805 - Chapter 13"The Glorious Retreat" - Chapter 14The Tale of Two Ruses - Chapter 15The Eclipse of Austerlitz - Part IV - Chapter 16The Wilderness Years, 1806-1808 - Chapter 17The Carnage on the Danube, 1809 - Chapter 18Call to Arms, 1810-1811 - Chapter 19The Master of War, 1811 - Chapter 20Between War and Peace, January-June 1812 - Part V - Chapter 21The Fateful Year - Chapter 22The Road to Borodino - Chapter 23The Hollow Victory - Chapter 24The Torrent and the Sponge - Chapter 25"The Old Fox of the North" - Chapter 26The Turning Point - Chapter 27"The Golden Bridge" - Chapter 28The Chase - Chapter 29The Great Escape - Chapter 30The Last Campaign - Epilogue - Notes - Select Bibliography - Index
This text is the first modern English-language biography of Mikhail Golenischev-Kutuzov, the famed Russian field marshal and central character of Leo Tolstoy's epic War and Peace. One of the most important military minds of the period, he is credited with defeating Napoleon and saving Russia, though his fame is not limited to the Napoleonic Wars. As much as Kutuzov is venerated in Russia, he remains an overlooked figure in the West. This book provides a biography of the field marshal, examining his personal life and military/diplomatic accomplishments, and relying on a wide range of primary and secondary sources as well as Russian archival material.