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AN INNOCENT SOLDIER
By Josef Holub
Adam is a farmhand conscripted by Napoleon's army, which is gathering strength for its campaign against Russia. Sergeant Krauter makes Adam the victim of his most sadistic urges. But when an aristocratic young lieutenant spots Adam and requisitions him as his personal valet, Adam's life seems to take a turn for the better.
As Adam and Lieutenant Konrad Klara draw closer to Moscow, they encounter a panoply of wartime horrors. AN INNOCENT SOLDIER — both poignant and funny — explores the importance of friendship in persevering against overwhelming odds.
Excerpt:
It’s only barely after midnight. The farmer has just shot me through the heart with his new hunting rifle. Only it doesn’t seem to hurt. Perhaps the shot wasn’t real, but just the mischief of a dream.
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