The forgotten soldier : war on the Russian front, a true story /
Sajer, Guy,
The forgotten soldier : war on the Russian front, a true story / Guy Sajer. - Paperback edition. - 560 pages ; 19 cm.
Russia, Autumn, 1942 -- "The gross Deutschland" Spring, 1943-Summer, 1943 -- The retreat Autumn, 1943 -- To the west Winter, 1943-Summer, 1944 -- The end Autumn, 1944-Spring, 1945.
When Guy Sajer joins the infantry full of ideals in the summer of 1942, the German army is enjoying unparalleled success in Russia. However, he quickly finds that for the foot soldier the glory of military success hides a much harsher reality of hunger, fatigue, and constant deprivation. Posted to the elite Grosse Deutschland division, with its sadistic instructors who shoot down those who fail to make the grade, he enters a violent and remorseless world where all youthful hope is gradually ground down, and all that matters is the brute will to survive. As the biting cold of the Russian winter sets in, and the tide begins to turn against the Germans, life becomes an endless round of pounding artillery attacks and vicious combat against a relentless and merciless Red Army. Sajer's perspective as a German foot soldier makes The Forgotten Soldier a unique war memoir.
Supplied by ASKEWS. Readership guide: Adult non-fiction: 01-JUL-1999.
Translated from the French.
0304352403 9780304352401
Sajer, Guy--Personal narratives.
Sajer, Guy
Germany. Heer --Biography.
Germany Heer Panzer Division "Grossdeutschland"
Germany. Heer
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, German.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, French.
Soldiers--Germany--Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Campagnes et batailles--Front oriental.
Military campaigns
Soldiers
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Germany
Autobiography
Personal Narrative
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives--French
Personal narratives--German
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
R�ecits personnels.
D764 / .Sa1
The forgotten soldier : war on the Russian front, a true story / Guy Sajer. - Paperback edition. - 560 pages ; 19 cm.
Russia, Autumn, 1942 -- "The gross Deutschland" Spring, 1943-Summer, 1943 -- The retreat Autumn, 1943 -- To the west Winter, 1943-Summer, 1944 -- The end Autumn, 1944-Spring, 1945.
When Guy Sajer joins the infantry full of ideals in the summer of 1942, the German army is enjoying unparalleled success in Russia. However, he quickly finds that for the foot soldier the glory of military success hides a much harsher reality of hunger, fatigue, and constant deprivation. Posted to the elite Grosse Deutschland division, with its sadistic instructors who shoot down those who fail to make the grade, he enters a violent and remorseless world where all youthful hope is gradually ground down, and all that matters is the brute will to survive. As the biting cold of the Russian winter sets in, and the tide begins to turn against the Germans, life becomes an endless round of pounding artillery attacks and vicious combat against a relentless and merciless Red Army. Sajer's perspective as a German foot soldier makes The Forgotten Soldier a unique war memoir.
Supplied by ASKEWS. Readership guide: Adult non-fiction: 01-JUL-1999.
Translated from the French.
0304352403 9780304352401
Sajer, Guy--Personal narratives.
Sajer, Guy
Germany. Heer --Biography.
Germany Heer Panzer Division "Grossdeutschland"
Germany. Heer
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, German.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, French.
Soldiers--Germany--Biography.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Campagnes et batailles--Front oriental.
Military campaigns
Soldiers
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Germany
Autobiography
Personal Narrative
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives--French
Personal narratives--German
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
R�ecits personnels.
D764 / .Sa1