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Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier, The

By: Chartwell Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Last Stocked on 12/2/2021

Product Info

Title
Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Jakob Walter
Publish Year
1991
Pages
168
Dimensions
5.5x7.75x.75"
NKG Part #
2147834024
Type
Softcover

Description

Eighteen-year-old German stonemason Jakob Walter served in the Grand Army of Napoleon between 1806 and 1813. His diary intimately records his trials: the long, grueling marches in Prussia and Poland, the disastrous Russian campaign, and the demoralizing defeat in a war few supported or understood. It is at once a compelling chronicle of a young soldier's loss of innocence and an eloquent and moving portrait of the profound effects of all wars on the men who fight them.

Also included are letters home from the Russian front, previously unpublished in English, as well as period engravings and maps from the Russian/Soviet and East European collections of the New York Public Library.