Project Gutenberg 2009-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 78 Mickiewicz, Adam 1798 1855 Moja Pierwsza Bitwa: Opowiadanie Sierżanta Produced by Jimmy O'Regan (Produced from images generously made available by CBN Polona http://www.polona.pl) "Moja Pierwsza Bitwa: Opowiadanie Sierżanta" by Adam Mickiewicz is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the experiences of a young soldier who vividly describes his initial encounter with battle, drawing parallelisms between the thrill of warfare and the excitement of first love. It captures the emotional turmoil of a soldier as he navigates the chaos and camaraderie of war, particularly within the context of Polish military history. The story is presented through the perspective of a sergeant serving in the artillery during a significant battle at Stoczek. The protagonist shares his transformation from a hopeful recruit to a responsible leader, experiencing joy and trepidation as he anticipates the culmination of his military training. As the battle unfolds, he observes the dynamics of camaraderie amongst soldiers, the strategic movements of artillery, and the excitement that follows the roar of gunfire. Interspersed with humor and reflections on bravery, the narrative paints a vivid picture of both the camaraderie and horrors of war, ultimately celebrating the triumph of the Polish forces even in the face of overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pl Stoczek, Battle of, Poland, 1831 DK Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 50242 50251 2024-09-12T05:10:09.366710 2023-09-12T08:47:03.764868 text/html text/html 53004 2009-01-06T15:08:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 19683 2009-01-06T15:08:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 89921 2024-09-12T05:10:13.005637 application/epub+zip 88667 2024-09-12T05:10:10.923682 application/epub+zip 88669 2024-09-12T05:10:10.004688 application/epub+zip 241025 2024-09-12T05:10:14.503663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233955 2024-09-12T05:10:12.354675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187107 2022-09-13T04:31:32.719452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41603 2024-09-12T05:10:09.145682 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41530 2009-01-06T15:08:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17462 2009-01-06T15:08:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 40029 2009-01-07T08:31:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 17188 2009-01-07T08:32:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 application/zip 19311 2024-09-12T05:10:14.638622 application/rdf+xml 19984 2024-09-12T05:10:10.341637 image/jpeg 4117 2024-09-12T05:10:10.172658 image/jpeg 91876 2024-09-12T05:10:09.372670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia