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At Napoleon's Side In Russia, by Armand De Caulaincourt. This memoir by one of Napoleon's most trusted aides and confidants is thought to be among the most accurate, as well as readable, of the many books that came out after the demise of the French Empire. Caulaincourt was with Napoleon every step of the march to Moscow and even shared his carriage durring the disasterous retreat. Much of what we know about Napoleon during this crucial time is because Caulaincourt took copious if hurried notes at every stop along the way. This book is an interesting companion to another memoir written from the Russian side by General Carl von Clausewitz called The Campaign of 1812 in Russia.
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