Drawing on the eyewitness narratives of Sir Robert Wilson and Count Ségur, Henty sends a young Englishman into Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. He crosses Europe with the Grande Armée, sees Moscow burn, and then must survive the retreat through snow, hunger and Cossack attack, finding unlikely friends along the way.
One of Henty’s most dramatic settings, for young readers drawn to the Napoleonic wars. Download the free EPUB.