Forgotten Soldier recounts the horror of World War II on the eastern front, as seen through the eyes of a teenaged German soldier. At first an exciting adventure, young Guy Sajer’s war becomes, as the German invasion falters in the icy vastness of the Ukraine, a simple, desperate struggle for survival against cold, hunger, and above all the terrifying Soviet artillery. As a member of the elite Gross Deutschland Division, he fought in all the great battles from Kursk to Kharkov. Sajer's German footsoldier’s perspective makes The Forgotten Soldier a unique war memoir, the book that the Christian Science Monitor said "may well be the book about World War II which has been so long awaited." Now it has been handsomely republished containing fifty rare German combat photos of life and death at the eastern front. The photos of troops battling through snow, mud, burned villages, and rubble-strewn cities depict the hardships and destructiveness of war. Many are originally from the private collections of German soldiers and have never been published before. This volume is a deluxe edition of a true classic.
The Forgotten Soldier
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Author: Sajer, Guy
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781574882858
Details:
Author: Sajer, Guy
Brand: Potomac Books
Edition: First Edition
Features:
- Used Book in Good Condition
Binding: Hardcover
Format: Deluxe Edition
Number Of Pages: 508
Release Date: 01-11-2000
Part Number: 9781574882858
EAN: 9781574882858
Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 1.3 inches
Languages: English
