The Battle That Shook Europe - Poltava and the Birth of the Russian Empire (Paperback)

'This victory', exulted Peter the Great, 'has laid the final stone in the foundations of St Petersburg!' The Battle of Poltava, 1709, marks the birth of the Tsar's vast Russian Empire. In 1700, seeking to open Russian trade routes to the West, the Tsar combined with Denmark, Saxony and Poland to attack Swedish hegemony in the North. Against the odds, King Charles XII of Sweden subdued the hostile coalition for nearly a decade, but in 1708 took his fatal decision to march for Moscow. His defeat at Poltava, in the Ukraine, proved the turning-point of the Great Northern War, heralding the collapse of the Swedish Empire and the rise of Russia, the effects of which would be felt for almost three hundred years. Swedish historian Peter Englund's vivid account of the three violent days of battle is an internationally acclaimed classic of military history, admired by scholars and the lay reader alike.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	April 2013
Authors:	Peter Englund
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-78076-476-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	1-78076-476-6
Barcode:	9781780764764

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