Twelve

Jasper Kent

Book 1 of The Danilov Quintet

Language: English

Publisher: Penguin

Published: Feb 20, 2010

Form: Novel
Pages: 516
Word Count: 164670

Description:

HISTORICAL ADVENTURE. On 12th June 1812, Napoleon's invasion of Russia had begun. In the face of superior numbers and tactics, the imperial Russian army began its retreat. But a handful of Russian officers - veterans of Borodino - are charged with trying to slow the enemy's march on Moscow. Indeed, one of their number has already set the wheels of resistance in motion.