Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 192 Achard, Amédée 1814 1875 Achard, Amedee Achard, Louis Amédée Eugène Achard, Louis Amedee Eugene Achart, A. (Amédée) Récits d'un soldat: Une armée prisonnière; Une campagne devant Paris Recits d'un soldat Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9cits_d%27un_soldat Produced by Tonya Allen, Wilelmina Mallière and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Récits d'un soldat: Une armée prisonnière; Une campagne devant Paris" by Amédée Achard is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on a soldier's experiences during the tumultuous days of the Franco-Prussian War, particularly the disarray and suffering encountered by the French forces in 1870. The author captures the chaos, the emotions, and the stark realities faced by soldiers, providing a personal perspective on war that emphasizes both camaraderie and despair. The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator, who is a young engineer enlisted as a soldier amidst the rising tensions in Paris as war looms. Achard describes the initial excitement of enlistment and the eventual grim reality as the narrator witnesses the preparations for battle, the disorganized military strategies, and the ensuing defeat. Through vivid scenes of departure, chaotic fervor in the streets, and the anxiety of soldiers, readers get a first-hand glimpse into the psychological toll of war. The narrative immediately establishes a sense of urgency and the impending tragedy that will unfold as the French army faces overwhelming challenges, highlighting individual stories within the greater context of the Franco-Prussian War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature FR Nouvelles Category: History - European Category: History - Warfare 309112 2025-08-05T05:04:25.112640 text/html 309250 308998 2024-11-05T06:28:23.214731 2023-10-05T07:01:23.480139 text/html text/html 216028 2025-08-05T05:04:32.591551 application/epub+zip 218943 2025-08-05T05:04:28.781608 application/epub+zip 176416 2025-08-05T05:04:27.401584 application/epub+zip 501744 2025-08-05T05:04:35.444591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478892 2025-08-05T05:04:31.766554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323014 2022-09-05T09:54:26.177109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287176 2025-08-05T05:04:24.759624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267129 2024-10-28T18:02:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18080 2025-08-05T05:04:35.585566 application/rdf+xml 25517 2025-08-05T05:04:27.900567 image/jpeg 4636 2025-08-05T05:04:27.650554 image/jpeg 215264 2025-08-05T05:04:25.138622 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia