Philippe-Paul de Segur

Philippe-Paul de Ségur (1780-1873) enlisted in the French cavalry in 1800 and served in many important campaigns and diplomatic missions with Napoleon. During his retirement he wrote the History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812, which ran through many editions and was translated into several languages.

Defeat - Napoleon's Russian Campaign By Philippe-Paul de Segur Introduction by Mark Danner Ségur's account is to this day one of the greatest military disasters of all time and a masterpiece of military history, providing a vivid and unmistakable lesson about imperial hubris and its risks. Category: History Publisher: NYRB Classics