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Table of Contents

PRELUDE.

Napoleonic Europe: The Years of Ascendancy.

Europe from 1810.

The Gathering Storm.

THE MILITARY BACKGROUND.

The French Military Establishment.

The Russian Army.

The New Ways of War.

Logistics.

THE ADVANCE.

Crossing the Niemen.

The Road to Vilna.

Drissa and Beyond.

The Chase Resumes.

The Battle of Smolensk.

A Change in Command.

Borodino.

Only 70 Miles to Go.

The Flanking Forces.

THE FUTILE WAIT.

Moscow.

The Russians Regroup.

The Flanks Begin to Waver.

THE RETREAT.

The Retreat Begins: Moscow to Malo-Jaroslavets.

Back to Smolensk.

Krasnoi.

The Flanks Cave In.

The Beresina.

The Final Curtain.

Epilogue.

Glossary.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Index.