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"Let us put an end to this campaign with a crash of thunder that will stun the enemy." The Emperor Napoleon.
A superb record of the Emperor Napoleon's greatest triumph, as the famous sun of Austerlitz rose through the pale mist on the morning of 2 December 1805, the stage was set for one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic era.
By evening, the combined armies of Austria and Russia would be utterly destroyed. It was to be Napoleon¹s greatest victory, achieved by a commander at the very peak of his powers.
This stunning documentary features dramatised reconstructions and eye-witness accounts, plus Russian archive film footage from Bondarchuck's masterpiece War and Peace.
With 3D graphic mapping techniques and delightful period imagery, the Battle of Austerlitz is a memorable account of a bloody battle which had a profound effect on the course of European history.
Featuring expert comment and analysis by Dr David Chandler, the world's foremost military historian and author of 'The Campaigns of Napoleon'.
