The diary of a Napoleonic foot soldier

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The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier: A Unique Eyewitness Account of the Face of Battle from Inside the Ranks of Bonaparte's Grand Army Paperback – February 1, by Jakob Walter (Author) › Visit Amazon's Jakob Walter Page.

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Walter was a stone mason who was We normally view the war experience from the perspective of generals, great strategists, and politicians who invent euphemisms to allay our fears/5. Get this from a library. The diary of a Napoleonic foot soldier.

[Jakob Walter; Marc Raeff] -- The only known memoir by a draftee of the campaigns of. LibraryThing Review User Review - Schmerguls - LibraryThing. The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier, by Jakob Walter Edited and with an Introduction by Marc Raeff (read 22 Oct ) In Jakob Walter sent an account of his doings as a soldier for /5(4).

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As France's empire expanded during its postrevolutionary era, Napoleon began requiring vassal states to supply troops for his acquisitive causes.

Among those caught in the conscription net was Jakob Walter, a young German stonemason who marched with the Corsican usurper's foreign legions on three campaigns (including the disastrous invasion of Russia) between and.

Check out this great listen on Napoleon’s surrender and retreat from Moscow in is a pinnacle of military horror. Of themen who crossed into Russia in June ofo would survive. Jakob Walter, a conscript soldier, was one of.

Of the half - million men who invaded Russia in Napoleon's army in Junebar survived. One who did was the author of this diary, Jakob Walter (), a. Book Review: Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier. March 1, / Ava Martin / 0 Comments. Warning: this post is not for the squeamish. Lice, death, and soapy peas.

The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier is a unique–albeit gruesome–account of Napoleon’s conquests. It’s told from the perspective of a peasant, Jakob Walter, which is a rare.

The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier. By Jakob Walter. But aside from the harrowing descriptions of human degradation, this book is also a story of human fortitude. Good fortune was the main. Buy a cheap copy of The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier book by Jakob Walter. This diary was left to an American university by the descendants of Jakob Walter who had emigrated there.

When year-old Jakob Walter was conscripted into Free shipping over $Cited by: Jakob Walter (Septem – August 3, ) was a German soldier and chronicler of the Napoleonic his later years, he wrote an account of his service in the Grande Armée, including a detailed account of his participation in the campaign ofNapoleon's Russian campaign against Tsar Alexandertogether with Joseph Abbeel's diary, form the only.

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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.

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It struck me when looking at the illustrated works of Faber du Faur and Albrecht Adam that most of a Napoleonic soldier's life seemed to comprise of marching and bivouacking.

One particular aspect of this, very forcibly brought home in Jakob's account (and many others, especially of the Russian campaign of ), is the element of : Seb Palmer. The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier is a unique–albeit gruesome–account of Napoleon’s conquests.

It’s told from the perspective of a peasant, Jakob Walter, which is a rare occurrence. All other accounts of these wars are from the more well-to-do. The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier: Campaign of and Campaign of Campaign of and Historical Appraisal of Walter's Chronicle by Frank E.

Melvin Notes to the Diary Writing Home: Six Letters Notes to the Letters About the Illustrations Chronology Place Names Reading Suggestions show more/5(). The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier: A Unique Eyewitness Account of the Face of Battle from Inside the Ranks of Bonaparte's Grand Army Paperback – Feb.

1 by Jakob Walter (Author), Marc Raeff (Introduction) out of 5 stars 47 ratings. See /5(47). Editions for The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier: (Paperback published in ), (Hardcover published in ), (Kindle Edition Cited by:.

Introduction -- The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier -- Campaign of and -- Campaign of -- Campaign of and -- Historical appraisal of Walter's Chronicle / Frank E. Melvin -- Notes to the diary -- Writing home: Six letters -- Notes about the letters -- About the illustrations -- Chronology -- Place names -- Reading Pages: Honest, heartfelt, deeply personal yet objective, The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier is more than an informative and absorbing historical document—it is a timeless and unforgettable account of the horrors of war.

Length: pages Word Wise: Enabled Enhanced /5(47).Eighteen-year-old German stonesman Jakob Walter served in the Grand Army of Napolean between and 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 Format: Paperback.