This is my point. A lot of those losses were inflicted by the Russian army. Honor is at question if you are defeated by the enemy, but you can’t be blamed for losing to subzero temperatures. The point is made by exclusion. The storytelling is brilliant but the story being told also matters.
I observe that Minard’s map of the Russian Campaign leaves out the Russian army entirely.
Indeed, it does not. It was not what he was trying to represent, the goal was to show the losses on the French side.
This is my point. A lot of those losses were inflicted by the Russian army. Honor is at question if you are defeated by the enemy, but you can’t be blamed for losing to subzero temperatures. The point is made by exclusion. The storytelling is brilliant but the story being told also matters.
Fascinating! Thank you.