BIAŁKOWSKI Antoni
DIARIES OF AN OLD SOLDIER 1806-1814
published by Wacław Tokarz
Warsaw 1903, edition by Gebethner & Wolff, pp. XII, 500, format 14.5x22cm
Antoni Białkowski's memoir is an engaging soldier's storytelling, not devoid of humor, which shows a picture of the war through the eyes of a young officer. Bialkowski enlisted in an infantry regiment of the Poznan Legion on November 15, 1806, and fought in Napoleon's army until the end of the war campaigns
HARDCOVER WITH PERIOD BOOKBINDING
DB condition/ stamps of Infantry NCO School, block loosened, edges rubbed, pages yellowed, soiled in places
