Crisis In The Snows: Russia Confronts Napoleon
The Eylau Campaign 1806-1807

By James R. Arnold & Ralph R. Reinertsen

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	Table of Contents Chapter I. A Tale of Two Murders       Part 1. To Kill a Tsar       Part 2. Death of a Duke       Part 3. Dateline to War Chapter II. Napoleon Moves East       Part 1. The Three Front War       Part 2. Advance to the Oder Chapter III. The Napoleonic War Machine       Part 1. Tactical Combat in the Napoleonic Era       Part 2. The Grande Armée Chapter IV. The Russian War Machine       Part 1. An Army of Serfs       Part 2. The Organization of the Russian Army Chapter V. High Strategy       Part 1. Russia Moves West       Part 2. Decision at Osterode       Part 3. The "Slope to Ruin": The Berlin Decrees Chapter VI. A Matter of Command       Part 1. Delay on the Vistula       Part 2. The Tsar Chooses a General       Part 3. A New French Offensive Chapter VII. The French Offensive Begins       Part 1. Night Crossing       Part 2. The Narew River Outposts Chapter VIII. The Fog of War       Part 1. The Pursuit Continues       Part 2. The Battle of Golymin Chapter IX. The Battle of Pultusk       Part 1. Bennigsen Stands His Ground       Part 2. The Mud of Pultusk       Part 3. The Tenth Legion Arrives Chapter X. Affairs of State       Part 1. Warsaw Interlude Chapter XI. The Russian Winter Offensive       Part 1. The Wanderings of Marshal Ney       Part 2. Bennigsen's Missed Opportunities Chapter XII. Bennigsen's Fighting Retreat       Part 1. A Purloined Letter       Part 2. Night and Day       Part 3. The Combat of Hoff Chapter XIII. The Penultimate Day       Part 1. Bagration's Rearguard       Part 2. The Fight for Eylau Chapter XIV. Crisis in the Snows       Part 1. "Hurricane of Death"       Part 2. Pinning Attack       Part 3. Murat's Epic Charge       Part 4. Riders of the Imperial Guard Chapter XV. Eylau Afternoon       Part 1. Flank Attack       Part 2. On the Brink of Victory       Part 3. The Prussians Save the Day Chapter XVI. "A Massacre Without Results"       Part 1. Retreat       Part 2. "Like a Black Hell" Chapter XVII. Blame and Circumstance       Part 1. The Cost of Battle       Part 2. Assessment Appendix I. The Calculation of Strengths Appendix II. Russian Army Composition and Organization Appendix III. French Army Composition and Organization Appendix IV. Battle of Golymin Orders of Battle Appendix V. Battle of Pultusk Orders of Battle Appendix VI. Battle of Eylau Orders of Battle Appendix VII. The Battle of the Maps Appendix VIII. Logistics in Poland

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470 pages including 37 maps, 53 illustrations and 8 appendices


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