BEREZINA Book 1

1812. After the sort of lightning-fast attack he is known for, Napoleon and his colossal Grand Army have ridden deep into the heart of Russia. But the Russians have no intention of letting him have his way, and several bloody and inconclusive battles have already taken place. When the French finally arrive in Moscow, they’re exhausted, starving, weakened, and fervently hoping they’ll get a chance to rest … and maybe even accept the Czar’s surrender after the fall of his capital … Instead, they find the city deserted and suddenly set on fire, with them trapped in the urban sprawl. Following The Battle (Historia Prize for best historical comic book of 2014), Frédéric Richaud and Ivan Gil present their next novel in the story of Napoleon. When released in 2000 in France, it was very well received. This is the unvarnished account of Napoleon's appalling Russian campaign which, over the six months it lasted, saw more than 350,000 people perish and proved to the world Napoleon was not invincible after all.