Yermolov is a legend in Russia. A man who rose from obscurity to
command armies and conquer provinces, he was the epitome of a
military man of action. To his enemies he was a byword for
brutality, but, to his homeland, a hero. His memoirs are as
dramatic as his rise to fame and fortune. Disgraced and exiled by
Emperor Paul he was brought back into service only to witness
Russian defeat at the battle of Austerlitz in 1805. Honoured and
advanced by his new patron, the dashing Emperor Alexander, Yermolov
then made rapid progress. He witnessed firsthand Napoleon's
invasion of Russia in 1812 and went on to see revenge completed
when the Russians marched into Paris in April 1814. Yermolov was a
talented general who captured the spirit of his times in his
engaging memoirs. His acidic wit, acute powers of observation and
grasp of drama make his memoirs stand out as a unique source on the
Napoleonic Wars.
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