[French invasion of Russia] CLAUSEWITZ, La Campagne de 1812 en Russie / Traduit de lallemand par M. Bégouën, Paris, Chapelot, 1900. In-8 °, p. ix+[1]+210, 1 large folding map, 1 table h.t. leaflet.

First French edition of this famous text. Clausewitz claims that the reason of Napoleons defeat was the immensity of his conquest and not only the skill of the Russian generals. Industrial half-leather binding, smooth spine decorated with gilded threads. Colored endpapers and page edges. Near fine copy in general.