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The Good Soldier Švejk


by Jaroslav Hašek

A Russian soldier sweeps away Lilliputian German and Austro-Hungarian troops as others flee. Russia drove Austro-Hungarian troops from Galicia in the %+%Event%m%114%n%Galician Battles%-% in 1914.
Text:
Souvenir of the European War 1914
Cleaning Days.
Germany, Austria

A Russian soldier sweeps away Lilliputian German and Austro-Hungarian troops as others flee. Russia drove Austro-Hungarian troops from Galicia in the Galician Battles in 1914.

The Good Soldier Švejk and his Fortunes in the World War by Jaroslav Hašek, a new and unabridge translation from the Czech by Cecil Parrott with the original illustrations by Josef Lada

Publisher: Penguin,

Copyright: Cecil Parrott, 1973 (translation)