This author, hailing from the ancient Polish noble Zamoyski family, is a historian by trade. His works delve into the past with a profound understanding of the complexities of human destiny and societal structures. Through his writing, he offers a unique perspective on historical events and their impact on the present day. His affiliation with the Princes Czartoryski Foundation underscores his commitment to preserving cultural heritage.
Based on primary sources in many European languages, and illustrated with portraits done only from life, this biography examines how Napoleone Buonaparte, the boy from Corsica, became `Napoleon', how he achieved what he did, and how it came about that he undid it
'Adam Zamoyski's dashing account of the romantic movement, HOLY MADNESS, is bold narrative history at its most imaginative' Observer
A completely new edition of the definitive biography of Chopin, unavailable for many years, by one of the finest of contemporary European historians. Two centuries have passed since Chopin's birth, yet his legacy is all around us today. The quiet revolution he wrought influenced the development of Western music profoundly, and he is still probably the most widely studied and revered composer. For many, he is the object of a cult. Yet most people know little of his life, of the man, his thoughts and his feelings; his public image is a sugary blur of sentimentality and melodrama. Adam Zamoyski cuts through the myths and legends to tell the story of Chopin's life, and to reveal all that can be discovered about him as a person. He pays particular attention to recent revelations about the composer's health, and places him within the intellectual and spiritual environment of his day.
This title is now out of print. Please see Adam Zamoyski's new book A HISTORY , available September 1, 2012.
Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation.
A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history. 'A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel' Scotsman
Examines the Polish Air Force of the Second World War, looking at who they were, where they came from, how they got there, what they did and their collaboration with the RAF
Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great- great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man’s world.
Napoleons Feldzug in Russland
Höllenfahrt und menschliche Tragödie Napoleons Feldzug in Russland war eines der größten militärischen Desaster aller Zeiten und eine menschliche Tragödie von beispiellosen Ausmaßen. Für sein Epos über die Hybris eines Eroberers, den Wahnsinn des Krieges und einen der Wendepunkte der Weltgeschichte hat Adam Zamoyski eine Vielzahl von Augenzeugenberichten in französischer, russischer, deutscher, polnischer und italienischer Sprache ausgewertet. Als Leser hat man teil an den Überlegungen und Entscheidungen Napoleons, des Zaren Alexander I. und der militärischen Befehlshaber beider Seiten. Gleichzeitig kann man den Verlauf der Invasion, das Katz-und- Maus-Spiel der Strategen, die unheimlichen Tage im eroberten, aber brennenden Moskau, den unfassbar grauenvollen Rückzug der Grande Armée nachvollziehen. Nicht etwa nur der eisige Winter zwang die Franzosen in die Knie, sondern politische Fehleinschätzungen schon im Vorfeld des Feldzuges, strategische Fehler, widersprüchliches Handeln und die Unfähigkeit, Versorgung und Nachschub der Truppen zu sichern, führten die katastrophale Niederlage herbei: ein Muster, dem wir hier nicht zum letzten Mal in der Geschichte begegnen.
Bestsellerowe dzieje Polak�w ? do czytania jednym tchem! Żywiołowa i dramatyczna opowieść znakomitego historyka. Książka napisana z rozmachem, przejrzyście i w spos�b zrozumiały dla każdego, przy tym nie bez osobistych, czasem kontrowersyjnych opinii ? co czyni ją jeszcze atrakcyjniejszą. Znajdziemy tu politykę, wojny, kulturę, problemy religijne i historię zmieniającego się społeczeństwa. Adam Zamoyski opowiada historię Polak�w z dwojakiej perspektywy: Polaka, rodzinną tradycją przywiązanego do polskiej kultury, i Anglika, kt�ry obserwuje nas z zewnątrz. I dostrzega to, co w rodzimej historii najbardziej światłe, wyjątkowe, tragiczne, ale i to, co mało chwalebne.