Granted that the retreat was significantly hindered by weather, but does weather really play that much of a factor when it comes to his initial defeat at Moscow?
If winter isn't the primary reason for Napoleon's failed invasion, what would be the most accurate reason for defeat?
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Was it really the Russian Winter that stopped Napoleon and Hitler's invasions?
Did Napoleon and the Nazis face winters of historic harshness in 1812-13 and 1941-42?
scorched earth tactics