The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier - by Jakob Walter (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p>Also included are letters home from the Russian front, previously unpublished in English, as well as period engravings and maps from the Russian/Soviet and East European collections of the New York Public Library.<p>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.<br> --<b>Chicago Tribune</b></p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mark Raeff</b>, the Boris Bakhmeteff Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies at Columbia University, is a scholar of pre-revolutionary Russia. His books include <b>Understanding Imperial Russia</b>, <b>Origins of the Russian Intelligentsia</b>, <b>The Well-Ordered Police State</b>, and <b>Russian Abroad</b>.
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