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 Ronald Knox Chapter 20: Invaders

Chapter 20: Invaders

the manufacture and procurement of supplies

Barry's most recent project is a pair of poetry/music collaborations with Professor Alan Goldspiel

operations and logistical realities

After the death of her beloved brother on the front lines

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 Ronald Knox Chapter 20: InvadersEighteen 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