{"product_id":"the-diary-of-a-napoleonic-foot-soldier-paperback-by-jakob-walter","title":"The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier Paperback by Jakob Walter","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1993-02-01)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e208\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780140165593\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e161.03\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.58 x 12.98 x 1.4\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eEighteen-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the men who fight them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are letters home from the Russian front, previously unpublished in English, as well as period engravings and maps from the Russian\/Soviet and East European collections of the New York Public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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Raeff\u003c\/b\u003e, the Boris Bakhmeteff Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies at Columbia University, is a scholar of pre-revolutionary Russia.  His books include \u003cb\u003eUnderstanding Imperial Russia\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOrigins of the Russian Intelligentsia\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Well-Ordered Police State\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eRussian Abroad\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46551897833633,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780140165593","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780140165593.jpg?v=1781699839","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-diary-of-a-napoleonic-foot-soldier-paperback-by-jakob-walter","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}