The fox of the north: The life of Kutuzov, general of 'War and peace' - Tapa dura
- EditorialPeter Davies
- Año de publicación1976
- ISBN 10 043211601X
- ISBN 13 9780432116012
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The fox of the north: The life of Kutuzov, general of 'War and peace'
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Peter Davies, 1976
ISBN 10: 043211601X
ISBN 13: 9780432116012
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The Fox of the North, The Life of Kutuzov, General of War and Peace
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Peter Davies Limited, London, 1976
ISBN 10: 043211601X
ISBN 13: 9780432116012
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Peter Davies Limited, London. A biography of the Russian Field Marshal who opposed Napoleon during the Emperor's Russian Campaign in 1812. Parkinson, a British historian, covers Kutuzov s entire life, but a about half the book highlights the Russian Campaign. Kutuzov is still considered a hero in Russia. During World War II the Soviet government established the Order of Kutuzov, it is still the Russian military s second highest award. Very good copy of the first edition in a very good dust jacket. There is one small dark stain roughly 1/8 of an inch on the page ends. 253 pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 45777
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The fox of the north: The life of Kutuzov, General of War and Peace
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The Fox of the North: The Life of Kutuzov, General of 'War and peace'
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London. Peter Davies, 1976
ISBN 10: 043211601X
ISBN 13: 9780432116012
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. London. Peter Davies. 1976. First Printing. Hard Cover. Demy 8vo 8¾" x 5½"(221x 142mm). 236 pp and sources to the rear. Dark brown textured boards with gilt titles to the spine. Tiny soften at the spine head. No other wear. Endpapers show general map of Poland, Turkey, Austria and Russia. Six further maps in the text. 11 black and white photographs in the text. Attractive dust jacket with wraparound design. Book and jacket are fine. biography about a remarkable general, who despite considerable rehabilitation of his image in recent decades, generally speaking still doesn't receive the appreciation that he deserves. The author does an especially fine job of carefully detailing the intrigues and incompetence with which Kutuzov had to contend at every turn during the campaign of 1812 (the repeated smears by the English military attache, Wilson, were particularly irksome and tiresome), while patiently implementing his plan and manoeuvres which saved Russia and spelled the end of Napoleonic dominance in Europe. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert archival Brodart sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Nº de ref. del artículo: 25FEB09004
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The fox of the north: The life of Kutuzov, general of 'War and peace'
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London, 1976
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Photos included in listing. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1165
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The Fox of the North; The Life of Kutuzov--General of War and Peace
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Peter Davies, London, 1976
ISBN 10: 043211601X
ISBN 13: 9780432116012
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Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. ix, [1], 253, [1] pages. Endpaper map. Illustrations. Maps. Sources. Select bibliography. Index. Parkinson earned a master's degree in War Studies at the University of London. He then was the Defence Correspondent for The Scotsman. He became a superb military biographer. This is the biography of General Kutuzov, Commander of the Russian Forces in 1805 and 1812 during two greatest battles of the Napoleonic conflicts - Austerlitz and Borodino. Letters and documents never previously translated from Russian contribute to a book to a fascinating examination of his career and attributes. Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky (16 September [O.S. 5 September] 1745 - 28 April [O.S. 16 April] 1813) was a Field Marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as a military officer and a diplomat under the reign of three Romanov monarchs: Empress Catherine II, and Emperors Paul I and Alexander I. Kutuzov was shot in the head twice while fighting the Turks (1774 and 1788) and survived the serious injuries seemingly against all odds. He defeated Napoleon as commander-in-chief using attrition warfare in the Patriotic war of 1812. Alexander I, the incumbent Tsar during Napoleon's invasion, would write that he would be remembered amongst Europe's most famous commanders and that Russia would never forget his worthiness. In Tolstoy's influential 1869 novel War and Peace, the elderly, sick Kutuzov plays a major role in the war sections. He is portrayed as a gentle spiritual man, far removed from the cold arrogance of Napoleon, but with a much clearer vision of the true nature of warfare. When Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (then Minister of War), with his army being outnumbered 2:1, chose to follow the scorched earth principle and retreat rather than to risk a major battle. His strategy aroused grudges among most of the generals and soldiers. As Alexander after the Battle of Smolensk had to choose a new general, there was only one choice: Kutuzov. He was popular among the troops mainly because he was Russian (most of the generals commanding Russian troops at that time were foreign), he was brave, had proven himself in battle, strongly believed in the Russian Orthodox Church, and he looked out for the troops' well-being. The nobles and clergy also regarded Kutuzov highly. Therefore, when Kutuzov was appointed commander-in-chief on the 17th and joined the army on 29 August 1812 at Tsaryovo-Zaymishche, Russians supported his appointment. Only Alexander, repulsed by Kutuzov's physique and irrationally holding him responsible for the defeat at Austerlitz, did not celebrate Kutuzov's commission. The day before he left he met with Madame de Stael, a strong opponent of Napoleon. Within a week Kutuzov decided to give major battle on the approaches to Moscow. He withdrew the troops still further to the east, deploying them for the upcoming battle. Two huge armies clashed near Borodino on 7 September 1812, involving nearly a quarter of a million soldiers, with a ratio about 1.1 French soldiers to 1 Russian soldier. The result of the battle of Borodino was a kind of pyrrhic victory for Napoleon, with near a third of the French army killed or wounded. Although the Russian losses were nearly 50% higher, the Russian army had not been destroyed. On 10 September the main quarter of the Russian army was situated at Bolshiye Vyazyomy. Kutuzov settled in a manor on the high road to Moscow. The owner was Dmitry Golitsyn, who entered military service again. The next day September 11th [O.S. August 30th] 1812 Tsar Alexander signed a document that Kutuzov was promoted General Field Marshal, the highest military rank. Russian sources suggest Kutuzov wrote a number of orders and letters to Rostopchin, the Moscow military governor, about saving the city or the army. On 12 September [O.S. 31 August] 1812, the main forces of Kutuzov departed from the village, now Golitsyno and camped near Odintsovo, 20 km to the west, followed by Mortier and Joachim Murat's vanguard. On Sunday afternoon the Russian military council at Fili discussed the risks and agreed to abandon Moscow without fighting. After the Battle of Maloyaroslavets, fought with a 1:1 ratio of French and Russian soldiers, Napoleon decided to avoid a decisive battle and marched north via Mozhaisk to Smolensk into a higher probability of starvation, as it was the devastated route of his advance. The old general "escorted" Napoleon on the more southern roads but attacked him at the Battle of Vyazma, at the Battle of Krasnoi, fought with a ratio of 1 French soldier to 1.4 Russian soldiers, and at the Battle of Berezina, fought with a ratio of 1 French soldier to 1.75 Russian soldiers. In parallel Cossack bands and peasants assaulted isolated French units during their whole retreat. With Kutusov's strategy of attrition warfare, on 14 December the remainder of the French main army left Russia. The only remaining troops were the flanking forces (43,000 under Schwarzenberg, 23,000 under Macdonald), about 1,000 men of the Guard and about 40,000 stragglers. About 110,000 soldiers were all that were left of the 612,000 (including reinforcements) that had entered Russia. Nº de ref. del artículo: 88588
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The Fox of the North: The Life of Kutuzov, General of War and Peace
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Peter Davies, London, 1976
ISBN 10: 043211601X
ISBN 13: 9780432116012
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Clipped dust jacket has a slightly sunned spine, but is in a protective cover. Lightly browned top edging, but pages are otherwise very clean. No inscriptions. Black and white plates, very rare 1st edition. 1976, 253pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1391
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