This splendid book is a godsend. Based on research in Russian and EU archives, it gives more than 800 biographical sketches of Russian officers from the Bagrations downwards. In addition there is an introductory essay giving an overview of the organisation and training of the Russian officer corps. The essential handbook for all those interested in the subject.
Alexander Mikaberidze is president of the Napoleonic Society of Georgia and teaches European History at Mississippi State University.
The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815
Author(s) : MIKABERIDZE Alexander
- Year of publication :
- 2004
- Place and publisher :
- New York: Savas Beatie
- Number of pages :
- 576