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The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier
The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier
Author: Jakob Walter, Marc Raeff (Editor)
German stonemason Jakob Walter served in the Grand Army of Napoleon beween 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 onece as compelling chronicle of a young soldier's los...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140165593
ISBN-10: 0140165592
Publication Date: 2/1/1993
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Penguin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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buzzby avatar reviewed The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier on + 6062 more book reviews
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The diary isn't quite enough to fill a whole book, there's 16 pages on the 1806-07 campaign, 10 pages on the 1809 campaign, and 78 pages on the Russian campaign. There's very little about the fighting, it's mostly accounts about how he found enough to eat and wear. It sounded like one big culinary catastrophe. The author (Jakob Walter) wasn't much of a storyteller, a lot is just listing the towns they went through and the interesting sights to see.
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An amazing account of life in the times of napolean. great military history. great story
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The diary of an 18-year old German stonemason who served in Napoleon's army. Includes letters from the Russian front (previously unpublished in English) and period engravings and maps from the Russian/Soviet and East European collections of the New York Public Library.


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