So brilliant that it is impossible to put the book aside A master craftsman at work. Michael Burleigh, Sunday Times
Zamoyskis book is a brilliant piece of narrative history, full of sparkling set-pieces, a wholly fascinating account of what must be reckoned one of the greatest military disasters of all time. Sunday Telegraph
No review can do justice to the scholarly integrity and human sensitivity of this book, or to the horror is describes 1812 is one of the greatest stories ever told. Christopher Woodward, Spectator
An utterly admirable book. It combines clarity of thought and prose with a strong narrative drive. Daily Telegraph
A gripping tale. Economist
The best non-fiction version to be written so far Zamoyski is brilliant at explaining what it must have been like to be a foot soldier. Mail on Sunday
