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The Diary of a Napoleonic Footsoldier (Paperback, Reprinted edition): Jakob Walter The Diary of a Napoleonic Footsoldier (Paperback, Reprinted edition)
Jakob Walter; Edited by Marc Raeff
R603 R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Save R84 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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Also included are letters home from the Russian front, previously unpublished in English, as well as period engravings and maps from the Russian/Soviet and East European collections of the New York Public Library.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

Johann Jakob Walters, Kunst- und Lustgartners - in Stuttgart praptische Anleitung zur Garten-Kunst (German, Paperback): Johann... Johann Jakob Walters, Kunst- und Lustgartners - in Stuttgart praptische Anleitung zur Garten-Kunst (German, Paperback)
Johann Jakob Walter
R1,553 R1,475 Discovery Miles 14 750 Save R78 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Praktische Anleitung der Gartenkunst (German, Paperback): Johann Jakob Walter Praktische Anleitung der Gartenkunst (German, Paperback)
Johann Jakob Walter
R1,752 R1,657 Discovery Miles 16 570 Save R95 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Into Battle with Napoleon - The Journal of Jakob Walter (Paperback): Jakob Walter Into Battle with Napoleon - The Journal of Jakob Walter (Paperback)
Jakob Walter; Edited by Bob Carruthers
R701 Discovery Miles 7 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the contemporary account of Jakob Walter, a Westphalian conscript in Napoleon's Grande Armee. Walter took part in the Emperor's campaigns against Prussia, Austria and finally, the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812. This is what it really meant to "march with the Emperor." This volume is illustrated throughout with the watercolours produced by Albrecht Adam, another German who served in the ranks of Napoleon's armies, who witnessed many of the same scenes as Jakob Walter. Together the text and illustrations provide a powerful primary insight in to the events of 1812 as witnessed by the men who were there. This book is part of the 'Military History From Primary Sources' series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. The series draws on primary sources and contemporary documents to provide a new insight into the true nature of warfare. The series consultant is David Mcwhinnie, creator of the award winning PBS series 'Battlefield'.

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