An Innocent Soldier

I'm pretty sure I originally found this book under the "foreign locales" section of recommendation in the libraries. Josef Holub is a German author, now about 80 years old, and this book was translated from German. When I picked it up from the holding stacks, I was struck by the cover (Holla! What's this?)-favorably. As I read, I began to like it even more.

It's about a young farmhand who was tricked into taking his master's son's place in the army Napoleon was raising to launch a campaign against Russia. The boy is first tormented by a Sergeant before becoming the servant of a young Lieutenant. Together, they face the long march to Russia, the war, and the journey home. My one complaint- I want more. I can only hope that Holub has written more.

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