{"product_id":"9780140165593","title":"The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier","description":"\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on the men who fight them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are letters home from the Russian front, previously unpublished in English, as well as period engravings and maps from the Russian\/Soviet and East European collections of the New York Public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\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016069071088,"sku":"9780140165593","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140165593_p0.jpg?v=1769913866","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140165593","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}