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His 68,000 troops defeated almost 90,000 russians and austrians, forcing austria to make peace with france and keeping prussia temporarily out of the antifrench alliance. Napoleon dominates this documentary recreation of the battle of austerlitz on december 2, 1805, which found 150,000 men in combat. Er erschien als letztes werk des autors vor dessen tod. The financial times 6 october, 2001 austerlitz by w. Austerlitz novel has been listed as a level5 vital article in art. Sebalds austerlitz may be the first great novel of the new century. All formats available for pc, mac, ebook readers and other mobile devices. This novel is about the kindertransport of the late 1930s, so one of the topics it is concerned with is world war and its effects on citizens particularly children. Free download or read online austerlitz pdf epub book.
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