,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #a #ahab #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,NAPOLEON BEGAN ! W> ) ,RUSSIA BECAUSE HE C\LD NOT RESI/ GO+ TO ,DRESD51 C\LD NOT HELP HAV+ HIS HEAD TURN$ BY ! HOMAGE HE RECEIV$1 C\LD NOT HELP DONN+ A ,POLI% UNI=M & YIELD+ TO ! /IMULAT+ 9FLU5CE ( A ,JUNE MORN+1 & C\LD NOT REFRA9 FROM BUR/S ( ANG] 9 ! PRES5CE ( ,KURAK9 & !N ( ,BALA%EV4 ,ALEX&] REFUS$ NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE HE FELT HIMSELF TO BE P]SONALLY 9SULT$4 ,B>CLAY DE ,TOLLY TRI$ TO COMM& ! >MY 9 ! BE/ WAY1 BECAUSE HE WI%$ TO FULFILL HIS DUTY & E>N FAME AS A GREAT COMM&]4 ,RO/OV *>G$ ! ,FR5* BECAUSE HE C\LD NOT RE/RA9 HIS WI% = A GALLOP ACROSS A LEVEL FIELD2 & 9 ! SAME WAY ! 9NUM]ABLE PEOPLE :O TOOK P>T 9 ! W> ACT$ 9 ACCORD ) !IR P]SONAL *>ACT]I/ICS1 HABITS1 CIRCUM/ANCES1 & AIMS4 ,!Y W]E MOV$ BY FE> OR VANITY1 REJOIC$ OR W]E 9DIGNANT1 REASON$1 IMAG9+ ?AT !Y KNEW :AT !Y W]E DO+ & DID IT ( !IR [N FREE WILL1 BUT !Y ALL W]E 9VOLUNT>Y TOOLS ( HI/ORY1 C>RY+ ON A WORK CONCEAL$ FROM !M BUT COMPREH5SIBLE TO US4 ,SU* IS ! 9EVITABLE FATE ( M5 ( ACTION1 & ! HI<] !Y /& 9 ! SOCIAL HI]>*Y ! LESS >E !Y FREE4 ,! ACTORS ( #ahab HAVE LONG S9CE LEFT ! /AGE1 !IR P]SONAL 9T]E/S HAVE VANI%$ LEAV+ NO TRACE1 & NO?+ REMA9S ( ?AT TIME BUT ITS HI/ORIC RESULTS4 ,PROVID5CE COMPELL$ ALL !SE M51 /RIV+ TO ATTA9 P]SONAL AIMS1 TO FUR!R ! ACCOMPLI%M5T ( A /UP5D\S RESULT NO ONE ( !M AT ALL EXPECT$--NEI!R ,NAPOLEON1 NOR ,ALEX&]1 NOR /ILL LESS ANY ( ?OSE :O DID ! ACTUAL FIMY 9 #ahab IS CLE> TO US N[4 ,NO ONE WILL D5Y ?AT ?AT CAUSE WAS1 ON ! ONE H&1 ITS ADVANCE 9TO ! HE>T ( ,RUSSIA LATE 9 ! SEASON )\T ANY PREP>ATION = A W9T] CAMPAIGN &1 ON ! O!R1 ! *>ACT] GIV5 TO ! W> BY ! BURN+ ( ,RUSSIAN T[NS & ! HATR$ ( ! FOE ?IS >\S$ AMONG ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE4 ,BUT NO ONE AT ! TIME =ESAW 7:AT N[ SEEMS SO EVID5T7 ?AT ?IS WAS ! ONLY WAY AN >MY ( EIMY ( HALF ITS NUM]ICAL /R5G?1 & L$ BY 9EXP]I5C$ COMM&]S AS ! ,RUSSIAN >MY WAS4 ,NOT ONLY DID NO ONE SEE ?IS1 BUT ON ! ,RUSSIAN SIDE EV]Y EF=T WAS MADE TO H9D] ! ONLY ?+ ?AT C\LD SAVE ,RUSSIA1 :ILE ON ! ,FR5* SIDE1 DESPITE ,NAPOLEON'S EXP]I5CE & SO-CALL$ MILIT>Y G5IUS1 EV]Y EF=T WAS DIRECT$ TO PU%+ ON TO ,MOSC[ AT ! 5D ( ! SUMM]1 ?AT IS1 TO DO+ ! V]Y ?+ ?AT WAS B\ND TO LEAD TO DE/RUCTION4 ,9 HI/ORICAL WORKS ON ! YE> #ahab ,FR5* WRIT]S >E V]Y FOND ( SAY+ ?AT ,NAPOLEON FELT ! DANG] ( EXT5D+ HIS L9E1 ?AT HE S\%ALS ADVIS$ HIM TO /OP AT ,SMOL5SK1 & ( MAK+ SIMIL> /ATEM5TS TO %[ ?AT ! DANG] ( ! CAMPAIGN WAS EV5 !N UND]/OOD4 ,RUSSIAN AU?ORS >E /ILL FOND] ( TELL+ US ?AT FROM ! COMM5CEM5T ( ! CAMPAIGN A ,SCY?IAN W> PLAN WAS ADOPT$ TO LURE ,NAPOLEON 9TO ! DEP?S ( ,RUSSIA1 & ?IS PLAN SOME ( !M ATTRIBUTE TO ,PFUEL1 O!RS TO A C]TA9 ,FR5*MAN1 O!RS TO ,TOLL1 & O!RS AGA9 TO ,ALEX&] HIMSELF--PO9T+ TO NOTES1 PROJECTS1 & LETT]S :I* CONTA9 H9TS ( SU* A L9E ( ACTION4 ,BUT ALL !SE H9TS AT :AT HAPP5$1 BO? FROM ! ,FR5* SIDE & ! ,RUSSIAN1 >E ADVANC$ ONLY BECAUSE !Y FIT 9 ) ! EV5T4 ,HAD ?AT EV5T NOT OCCURR$ !SE H9TS W\LD HAVE BE5 =GOTT51 AS WE HAVE =GOTT5 ! ?\S&S & MILLIONS ( H9TS & EXPECTATIONS TO ! CONTR>Y :I* W]E CURR5T !N BUT HAVE N[ BE5 =GOTT5 BECAUSE ! EV5T FALSIFI$ !M4 ,!RE >E ALWAYS SO MANY CONJECTURES AS TO ! ISSUE ( ANY EV5T ?AT H[EV] IT MAY 5D !RE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE TO SAY3 0,I SAID !N ?AT IT W\LD BE SO10 QUITE =GETT+ ?AT AMID !IR 9NUM]ABLE CONJECTURES MANY W]E TO QUITE ! CONTR>Y EFFECT4 ,CONJECTURES AS TO ,NAPOLEON'S AW>5ESS ( ! DANG] ( EXT5D+ HIS L9E1 & 7ON ! ,RUSSIAN SIDE7 AS TO LUR+ ! 5EMY 9TO ! DEP?S ( ,RUSSIA1 >E EVID5TLY ( ?AT K9D1 & ONLY BY MU* /RA9+ CAN HI/ORIANS ATTRIBUTE SU* CONCEPTIONS TO ,NAPOLEON & HIS M>%ALS1 OR SU* PLANS TO ! ,RUSSIAN COMM&]S4 ,ALL ! FACTS >E 9 FLAT CONTRADICTION TO SU* CONJECTURES4 ,DUR+ ! :OLE P]IOD ( ! W> NOT ONLY WAS !RE NO WI% ON ! ,RUSSIAN SIDE TO DRAW ! ,FR5* 9TO ! HE>T ( ! C\NTRY1 BUT FROM !IR FIR/ 5TRY 9TO ,RUSSIA EV]Y?+ WAS DONE TO /OP !M4 ,& NOT ONLY WAS ,NAPOLEON NOT AFRAID TO EXT5D HIS L9E1 BUT HE WELCOM$ EV]Y /EP =W>D AS A TRIUMPH & DID NOT SEEK BATTLE AS EAG]LY AS 9 =M] CAMPAIGNS1 BUT V]Y LAZILY4 ,AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ! W> \R >MIES W]E DIVID$1 & \R SOLE AIM WAS TO UNITE !M1 ?\< UNIT+ ! >MIES WAS NO ADVANTAGE IF WE MEANT TO RETIRE & LURE ! 5EMY 9TO ! DEP?S ( ! C\NTRY4 ,\R ,EMP]OR JO9$ ! >MY TO 5C\RAGE IT TO DEF5D EV]Y 9* ( ,RUSSIAN SOIL & NOT TO RETREAT4 ,! 5ORM\S ,DRISSA CAMP WAS =M$ ON ,PFUEL'S PLAN1 & !RE WAS NO 9T5TION ( RETIR+ F>!R4 ,! ,EMP]OR REPROA*$ ! COMM&]S 9 *IEF = EV]Y /EP !Y RETIR$4 ,HE C\LD NOT BE> ! IDEA ( LETT+ ! 5EMY EV5 REA* ,SMOL5SK1 /ILL LESS C\LD HE CONTEMPLATE ! BURN+ ( ,MOSC[1 & :5 \R >MIES DID UNITE HE WAS DISPLEAS$ ?AT ,SMOL5SK WAS AB&ON$ & BURN$ )\T A G5]AL 5GAGEM5T HAV+ BE5 F\MIES AP>T ADVANC$ F> 9TO ! C\NTRY & MISS$ SEV]AL *ANCES ( =C+ AN 5GAGEM5T4 ,9 ,AUGU/ HE WAS AT ,SMOL5SK & ?\!R1 ?\< AS WE N[ SEE ?AT ADVANCE WAS EVID5TLY RU9\S TO HIM4 ,! FACTS CLE>LY %[ ?AT ,NAPOLEON DID NOT =ESEE ! DANG] ( ! ADVANCE ON ,MOSC[1 NOR DID ,ALEX&] & ! ,RUSSIAN COMM&]S !N ?9K ( LUR+ ,NAPOLEON ON1 BUT QUITE ! CONTR>Y4 ,! LUR+ ( ,NAPOLEON 9TO ! DEP?S ( ! C\NTRY WAS NOT ! RESULT ( ANY PLAN1 = NO ONE BELIEV$ IT TO BE POSSIBLE2 IT RESULT$ FROM A MO/ COMPLEX 9T]PLAY ( 9TRIGUES1 AIMS1 & WI%ES AMONG ?OSE :O TOOK P>T 9 ! W> & HAD NO P]CEPTION :ATEV] ( ! 9EVITABLE1 OR ( ! ONE WAY ( SAV+ ,RUSSIA4 ,EV]Y?+ CAME AB\T =TUIT\SLY4 ,! >MIES W]E DIVID$ AT ! COMM5CEM5T ( ! CAMPAIGN4 ,WE TRI$ TO UNITE !M1 ) ! EVID5T 9T5TION ( GIV+ BATTLE & *ECK+ ! 5EMY'S ADVANCE1 & BY ?IS EF=T TO UNITE !M :ILE AVOID+ BATTLE ) A MU* /RONG] 5EMY1 & NECESS>ILY )DRAW+ ! >MIES AT AN ACUTE ANGLE--WE L$ ! ,FR5* ON TO ,SMOL5SK4 ,BUT WE )DREW AT AN ACUTE ANGLE NOT ONLY BECAUSE ! ,FR5* ADVANC$ BETWE5 \R TWO >MIES2 ! ANGLE BECAME /ILL MORE ACUTE & WE )DREW /ILL F>!R1 BECAUSE ,B>CLAY DE ,TOLLY WAS AN UNPOPUL> =EIGN] DISLIK$ BY ,BAGRATION 7:O W\LD COME UND] HIS COMM&71 & ,BAGRATION--BE+ 9 COMM& ( ! SECOND >MY--TRI$ TO PO/PONE JO9+ UP & COM+ UND] ,B>CLAY'S COMM& AS LONG AS HE C\LD4 ,BAGRATION WAS SL[ 9 EFFECT+ ! JUNCTION--?\< ?AT WAS ! *IEF AIM ( ALL AT HEADQU>T]S--BECAUSE1 AS HE ALLEG$1 HE EXPOS$ HIS >MY TO DANG] ON ?IS M>*1 & IT WAS BE/ = HIM TO RETIRE MORE TO ! LEFT & MORE TO ! S\?1 WORRY+ ! 5EMY FROM FLANK & RE> & SECUR+ FROM ! ,UKRA9E RECRUITS = HIS >MY2 & IT LOOKS AS IF HE PLANN$ ?IS 9 ORD] NOT TO COME UND] ! COMM& ( ! DETE/$ =EIGN] ,B>CLAY1 :OSE RANK WAS 9F]IOR TO HIS [N4 ,! ,EMP]OR WAS ) ! >MY TO 5C\RAGE IT1 BUT HIS PRES5CE & IGNORANCE ( :AT /EPS TO TAKE1 & ! 5ORM\S NUMB] ( ADVIS]S & PLANS1 DE/ROY$ ! FIR/ >MY'S 5]GY & IT RETIR$4 ,! 9T5TION WAS TO MAKE A /& AT ! ,DRISSA CAMP1 BUT ,PAULUCCI1 AIM+ AT BECOM+ COMM&] 9 *IEF1 UNEXPECT$LY EMPLOY$ HIS 5]GY TO 9FLU5CE ,ALEX&]1 & ,PFUEL'S :OLE PLAN WAS AB&ON$ & ! COMM& 5TRU/$ TO ,B>CLAY4 ,BUT AS ,B>CLAY DID NOT 9SPIRE CONFID5CE HIS P[] WAS LIMIT$4 ,! >MIES W]E DIVID$1 !RE WAS NO UNITY ( COMM&1 & ,B>CLAY WAS UNPOPUL>2 BUT FROM ?IS CONFUSION1 DIVISION1 & ! UNPOPUL>ITY ( ! =EIGN COMM&] 9 *IEF1 !RE RESULT$ ON ! ONE H& 9DECISION & ! AVOIDANCE ( A BATTLE 7:I* WE C\LD NOT HAVE REFRA9$ FROM HAD ! >MIES BE5 UNIT$ & HAD SOMEONE ELSE1 9/EAD ( ,B>CLAY1 BE5 9 COMM&7 & ON ! O!R AN EV]-9CREAS+ 9DIGNATION AGA9/ ! =EIGN]S & AN 9CREASE 9 PATRIOTIC ZEAL4 ,AT LA/ ! ,EMP]OR LEFT ! >MY1 & AS ! MO/ CONV5I5T & 9DE$ ! ONLY PRETEXT = HIS DEP>TURE IT WAS DECID$ ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y = HIM TO 9SPIRE ! PEOPLE 9 ! CAPITALS & >\SE ! NATION 9 G5]AL TO A PATRIOTIC W>4 ,& BY ?IS VISIT ( ! ,EMP]OR TO ,MOSC[ ! /R5G? ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY WAS TREBL$4 ,HE LEFT 9 ORD] NOT TO OB/RUCT ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S UNDIVID$ CONTROL ( ! >MY1 & HOP+ ?AT MORE DECISIVE ACTION W\LD !N BE TAK51 BUT ! COMM& ( ! >MIES BECAME /ILL MORE CONFUS$ & 5FEEBL$4 ,B5NIGS51 ! ,CZ>EVI*1 & A SW>M ( ADJUTANTS G5]AL REMA9$ ) ! >MY TO KEEP ! COMM&] 9 *IEF UND] OBS]VATION & >\SE HIS 5]GY1 & ,B>CLAY1 FEEL+ LESS FREE ?AN EV] UND] ! OBS]VATION ( ALL !SE 0EYES ( ! ,EMP]OR10 BECAME /ILL MORE CAUTI\S ( UND]TAK+ ANY DECISIVE ACTION & AVOID$ GIV+ BATTLE4 ,B>CLAY /OOD = CAUTION4 ,! ,CZ>EVI* H9T$ AT TREA*]Y & DEM&$ A G5]AL 5GAGEM5T4 ,LUBOMIRSKI1 ,BRONNITSKI1 ,WLOCKI1 & ! O!RS ( ?AT GR\P /IRR$ UP SO MU* TR\BLE ?AT ,B>CLAY1 UND] PRETEXT ( S5D+ PAP]S TO ! ,EMP]OR1 DISPAT*$ !SE ,POLI% ADJUTANTS G5]AL TO ,PET]SBURG & PLUNG$ 9TO AN OP5 /RUGGLE ) ,B5NIGS5 & ! ,CZ>EVI*4 ,AT ,SMOL5SK ! >MIES AT LA/ REUNIT$1 MU* AS ,BAGRATION DISLIK$ IT4 ,BAGRATION DROVE UP 9 A C>RIAGE TO ! H\SE OCCUPI$ BY ,B>CLAY4 ,B>CLAY DONN$ HIS SA% & CAME \T TO MEET & REPORT TO HIS S5IOR (FIC] ,BAGRATION4 ,DESPITE HIS S5IORITY 9 RANK ,BAGRATION1 9 ?IS CONTE/ ( MAGNANIMITY1 TOOK HIS ORD]S FROM ,B>CLAY1 BUT1 HAV+ SUBMITT$1 AGRE$ ) HIM LESS ?AN EV]4 ,BY ! ,EMP]OR'S ORD]S ,BAGRATION REPORT$ DIRECT TO HIM4 ,HE WROTE TO ,>AK*EEV1 ! ,EMP]OR'S CONFIDANT3 0,IT MU/ BE AS MY SOV]EIGN PLEASES1 BUT ,I CANNOT WORK ) ! ,M9I/] 7MEAN+ ,B>CLAY74 ,= ,GOD'S SAKE S5D ME SOME:]E ELSE IF ONLY 9 COMM& ( A REGIM5T4 ,I CANNOT /& IT H]E4 ,HEADQU>T]S >E SO FULL ( ,G]MANS ?AT A ,RUSSIAN CANNOT EXI/ & !RE IS NO S5SE 9 ANY?+4 ,I ?\CLAY4 ,I CONFESS ,I DO NOT WANT TO40 ,! SW>M ( ,BRONNITSKIS & ,W9TZ+]ODES & !IR LIKE /ILL FUR!R EMBITT]$ ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ! COMM&]S 9 *IEF1 & EV5 LESS UNITY RESULT$4 ,PREP>ATIONS W]E MADE TO FICLAY1 RODE TO VISIT A FRI5D ( HIS [N1 A CORPS COMM&]1 &1 HAV+ SP5T ! DAY ) HIM1 RETURN$ TO ,B>CLAY & CONDEMN$1 AS UNSUITABLE FROM EV]Y PO9T ( VIEW1 ! BATTLEGR\ND HE HAD NOT SE54 ,:ILE DISPUTES & 9TRIGUES W]E GO+ ON AB\T ! FUTURE FIELD ( BATTLE1 & :ILE WE W]E LOOK+ = ! ,FR5*--HAV+ LO/ T\* ) !M--! ,FR5* /UMBL$ UPON ,NEV]OVSKI'S DIVISION & REA*$ ! WALLS ( ,SMOL5SK4 ,IT WAS NECESS>Y TO FIY TO ! WI%ES ( ! ,EMP]OR & ( ! :OLE PEOPLE4 ,BUT ,SMOL5SK WAS BURN$ BY ITS [N 9HABITANTS :O HAD BE5 MISL$ BY !IR GOV]NOR4 ,& !SE RU9$ 9HABITANTS1 SETT+ AN EXAMPLE TO O!R ,RUSSIANS1 W5T TO ,MOSC[ ?9K+ ONLY ( !IR [N LOSSES BUT K9DL+ HATR$ ( ! FOE4 ,NAPOLEON ADVANC$ F>!R & WE RETIR$1 ?US >RIV+ AT ! 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