Twelve - Russia, 1812
Author: Jasper Kent
 
Autumn, 1812, Napoleon's triumphant Grande Armee continues its relentless march into Russia. City after city has fallen and now only a miracle can keep the French from taking Moscow itself.
In a last, desperate act of defiance, a group of Russian officers enlist the help of twelve mercenaries who claim they can turn the tide of the war. It seems and impossible boast but it soon becomes clear that these strangers from the outer reaches of Christian Europe are indeed quite capable of fulfilling their promise  . . . and more.
But the fact that so few seem able to accomplish so much unsettles one of the Russians, Captain Aleksei Ivanovich Danilov. As winter closes in, he begins to comprehend the true, horrific nature of the twelve and the nightmare he has unwittingly helped to unleash . . .
 
Large Format Paperback L:197mm W:126mm H:31mm
 
BANTAM BOOKS 2010 EDITION
ISBN: 9780553819588