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| Original Title: | Le Soldat oublié |
| ISBN: | 1574882864 (ISBN13: 9781574882865) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Guy Sajer
Paperback | Pages: 465 pages Rating: 4.38 | 8297 Users | 467 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Forgotten Soldier |
| Author | : | Guy Sajer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 465 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2001 by Potomac Books (first published 1967) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. War. Military Fiction. World War II. Biography |
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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.Rating Of Books The Forgotten Soldier
Ratings: 4.38 From 8297 Users | 467 ReviewsColumn Of Books The Forgotten Soldier
An amazing read, a truly horrifying account of World War 2 and how it was experienced by the soldiers. It is a very long and detailed personal account of a French-German soldier, giving gory details as well as very personal and honest accounts of what went on.Very moving, thoughtful and intellegent, and very very sad.The Forgotten Soldier was first published in 1965, and concerns events that happened over 20 years previously, when the author was a teenager living in France who was drafted into the German army. The memoir has since become the subject of much criticism by historians who question much of the historical detail, especially with regards to troop movements and dates. Supporters of the work argue that historical facts of strategic troop movements can be found elsewhere, and that the strength of this
Brilliant account of the Eastern FrontThis is one of most gut-wrenching first-hand accounts of the Eastern Front Ive read. Mr. Sager does more than an excellent job in describing the brutality and hopelessness he and his Komrades endured in Russia. He puts the reader with his squad, feeling and seeing everything they are enduring. His description of driving a convoy from Kharkov to the trapped Sixth Army at Stalingrad sets the tempo of this work. Who would think being a convoy driver could be so
I read a review of this book around 1971 and my Dad and I eagerly awaited its arrival at the library. We both thought it was a great read. It was one of the first popular 'from the German point of view' stories available. The genre has grown quite a bit since then.Twenty years later in the early '90s, there was and perhaps still is a controversy over whether the author is telling his story or one that is, shall we say, a composite.The debate is available, just search the web, I've ready the book
Amazing, shocking, and unforgettable.This is the best book about WWII that you can find.Forget the U.S. involvement, or the British, or the French.Hell, I'm Canadian, but I always knew the real battle was in the East against the huge tank divisions of Germany and those of Russia.And yet... here is the infantryman's perspective.And not even a German, but a French man.Or boy, since Sajer was 17 when he was drafted in.And what did he see?Everything!The Eastern front in all it's horrible form.This
Stalingrad is lost and the German Army is no longer the formidable force which swept through Europe at the start of the war. In retreat, they are chased and hunted by the much larger Red Army.Sajer is a seventeen year old German soldier struggling to survive the onslaught from the Russian Army. Facing starvation,daily fear of enemy bombardment, disease, exhaustion,and the unforgiving Russian winter, Sajer's experiences are retold with chilling detail and brutal honesty.'Too many people learn
I enjoyed this book even though I had read some criticism. Sure there may be some areas that the author has muddled, but has also been implied he may have a bit to hide. With all that in mind this is still a read about a brutal time for a young man. For those that are considering reading this be warned though, it is long and the "action" is non stop.
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