The Conscript + Waterloo (Historical Novel)

The Conscript + Waterloo (Historical Novel)
Title The Conscript + Waterloo (Historical Novel) PDF eBook
Author Erckmann-Chatrian
Publisher e-artnow
Pages 354
Release 2022-01-04
Genre Fiction
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While other novelists center attention on the heroism and adventures of the Napoleonic era, Erkmann and Chatrian describe the ugly side of wars, directing our attention to the exhaustion and suffering of simple, peaceful people forced to sustain the well-being of the army. The mood of both stories is reflected in the opening words of "Waterloo:" "Everybody was tired of living like a bird on a branch and of risking their lives for matters which did not concern them." Yet, people's expectations didn't come true. The novel "Conscript" tells about the war in Moscow of 1813. The troops needed reinforcement, and it was provided with the conscript campaign of 1813. We learn about that time from a narrator, a watchmaker apprentice, who lived a peaceful life before being taken to the army. In those times, most people celebrated Napoleon's glory, and even the thoughts of the possible defeat seemed sinful. "A few old Republicans would shake their heads and mutter over their wine that the Emperor might yet fall, but they passed for fools," tells the narrator, whose life changes drastically. He is to face all the horrors of war and defeat, the infamous retreat, which is later followed by his surprise of the second campaign, which had even more disastrous consequences. The topic of the second novel in a bundle, "The Waterloo," is clear from the name itself, as it became a synonym of a disastrous defeat on the battlefield. Like in "Conscript," the main motive of the story is the suffering of peaceful people forced to go to war.

Waterloo

Waterloo
Title Waterloo PDF eBook
Author Erckmann-Chatrian
Publisher
Pages
Release 1865
Genre Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
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The Conscript

The Conscript
Title The Conscript PDF eBook
Author Erckmann-Chatrian
Publisher DigiCat
Pages 164
Release 2022-08-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Conscript" (A Story of the French war of 1813) by Erckmann-Chatrian. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Waterloo

Waterloo
Title Waterloo PDF eBook
Author Erckmann-Chatrian
Publisher
Pages 342
Release 1903
Genre Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
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Waterloo

Waterloo
Title Waterloo PDF eBook
Author Emile Erckmann
Publisher
Pages 392
Release 1869
Genre Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
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Waterloo

Waterloo
Title Waterloo PDF eBook
Author Erckmann-Chatrian
Publisher
Pages 386
Release 1898
Genre Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
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Waterloo

Waterloo
Title Waterloo PDF eBook
Author Emile Erckmann
Publisher
Pages
Release 1877
Genre Fiction
ISBN

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