Holub, Josef, 1926-

An innocent soldier / by Josef Holub ; translated by Michael Hofmann. - New York : Scholastic, [2007], c2005. - 231 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.

Translation of: Russlander.

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A sixteen-year-old farmhand is tricked into fighting in the Napoleonic Wars by the farmer for whom he works, who secretly substitutes him for the farmer's own son.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources



0439627729


Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns--Russia--Fiction.
War stories.
Historical fiction.


Russia--History--Fiction.

PZ7.H74278 / Inn 2007

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