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Book Review of The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier

The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier
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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 Includes letters from the Russian front (previously unpublished in English) and period engravings and maps from the Russian/Soviet and East European collections of the New York Public Library.