From page 24 of the book: "...We turned into the Place du Tambor d'Arcole, a quiet but busy triangle with small shops, a law office, two opposing rows of parked automobiles, a butcher, and several restaurants which were waiting to test our pallets."
[The drummer boy served in Napoleon's northern Italy campaign of 1796. While the Austrians and Italians battled the French for control of the Arcole Bridge, the drummer boy beat his drum so furiously that the Austrians thought it was artillery fire and retreated so that the French could capture the bridge and win the battle.]
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