The Great White Army is the tale of Napoleon's grand army and their invasion of Russia and tragic retreat from Moscow. The story follows Surgeon-Major Constant, a veteran who accompanied Napoleon to Moscow, and was one of the survivors who returned ultimately to Paris. Constant escaped from Paris at the beginning of the French Revolution and he lived for a while at Leipzig, where he studied medicine and earned for a living as a French teacher. His nephew was a member of the Napoleon's Imperial Guard and when this young and daring man went for Russia, Constant joined this long campaign with many adventures and misadventures standing in front of them.
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Pemberton Max. The Great White Army
The Great White Army
Table of Contents
AUTHOR'S NOTE
CHAPTER I. THE WOMAN ON THE STAIRS
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CHAPTER II. THE GUILLOTINE
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CHAPTER III. THE TREASURE IN THE WOODS
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CHAPTER IV. PHANTOM MUSIC
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CHAPTER V. THE CAMP BY THE RIVER
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CHAPTER VI. THE WITCH IN ERMINE
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CHAPTER VII. LITTLE PETROVKA
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CHAPTER VIII. THE AFFAIR AT THE POST-HOUSE
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CHAPTER IX. WE CROSS THE BÉRÉZINA
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CHAPTER X. THE LAST REVIEW
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Max Pemberton
Tale of Napoleon at Moscow (Historical Novel)
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"There must be some room which will hide us," said I. "You know the way. Think, child; is there no such place?"
She did not answer me, but turned and led the way up the narrow flight of stairs by which she had appeared. Here was her bedroom.
