An Innocent Soldier

By Josef Holub, Michael Hofmann (Translator)

Betrayed by his farmer, a young farmhand is conscripted into Napoleon's Grande Armée and joins an ill-fated march to conquer Moscow. He becomes the personal servant of a young aristocrat, a life-transforming experience for both of them.

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Published by Arthur A. Levine Books. Originally published in German in 2002 as "Innocent Soldier."

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