The war on the Russian front, a true storySajer, Guycreatorauthor.textAutobiographyPersonal Narrativeautobiographies (literary works)AutobiographiesPersonal narrativesBiographiesPersonal narratives-FrenchPersonal narratives-GermanAutobiographies.Personal narratives.Autobiographies.R�ecits personnels.enk1999Paperback edition.monographicengfre

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560 pages ; 19 cm.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.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.Supplied by ASKEWS. Readership guide: Adult non-fiction: 01-JUL-1999.Guy Sajer.Translated from the French.ee-----e-gx---Sajer, GuyPersonal narrativesSajer, GuyGermany.HeerBiographyGermanyHeerPanzer Division "Grossdeutschland"Germany.Heer fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb 1939-1945 fast World War, 1939-1945CampaignsEastern FrontWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, GermanWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, FrenchSoldiersGermanyBiographyGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945Campagnes et bataillesFront orientalMilitary campaignsSoldiersEastern Front (World War (1939-1945))GermanyD764 .Sa103043524039780304352401UKV3G05042420240528154830.0ocm59455726 eng