The Daily Chronicle.—"Verily this is a human document of the most terrible and engrossing kind we ever remember to have come across. The annals of war are rich in tales of disaster and suffering, but in none so dreadful as this story of the retreat of Napoleon's Grand Army from Moscow. Sergeant Bourgogne has left us a record, of the campaign from the point of view of the common soldier which must rank as an unconscious masterpiece of naïve and touching war-chronicling and characterisation. His narrative bears the hall-mark of veracity and vivid realism. No romancer could possibly have served up such a gruesome dish of military horrors as has now been placed before us by Sergeant Bourgogne. Even Nansen in his 'Farthest North' pales in interest before the frosts, the snows, and the cruel winds of this non-commissioned Xenophon of the Imperial Guard. We can heartily recommend this book as one of the most appalling, and at times pathetic, pictures of the horrors of war that was ever penned."
London: WM. HEINEMANN, 21 Bedford St., W.C.
[Transcriber's Notes]
The Table of Contents was generated for this file.
Obvious errors of punctuation and diacritics repaired.
Hyphen added: head-gear (p. 49).
Hyphen removed: headquarters (p. 31).
P. 17: "de" changed to "des" (Maréchal des Logis Chef).
P. 37: "to" added (told us to go to the Paymaster's).