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previously unpublished in English, as well as period engravings and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.
"Vivid and gruesome ... but also a story of human fortitude. ...
It reminds us that the troops Napoleon drove so mercilessly were
actually more victims than victors--a side of Napoleon that should
not be forgotten."
--Chicago Tribune
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