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Book Reviews of The Forgotten Soldier: The Classic WWII Autobiography (Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII)

The Forgotten Soldier:  The Classic WWII Autobiography (Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII)
The Forgotten Soldier The Classic WWII Autobiography - Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII
Author: Guy Sajer
ISBN-13: 9780080374376
ISBN-10: 0080374379
Publication Date: 1967
Pages: 465
Rating:
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Brassey's Inc
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Forgotten Soldier: The Classic WWII Autobiography (Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII) on + 5 more book reviews
No Doubt, in the top 3 best books I have read in my 50 years on the planet. Absolutely gripping and tragic. Amazing that anyone could undergo such physical and spiritual torments and dare to relive them by writing about them with such complete candor. Brings life as a German soldier in WW 2 to life with some of the most vivid images in all literature. Evokes the sadness we must all share at the fact of our flawed nature. A nature capable of such highs and lows; such tenderness but also such complete evil. Readers must rethink the concept of "Them" being somehow different from "Us". Mind altering reading.
Phunter avatar reviewed The Forgotten Soldier: The Classic WWII Autobiography (Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII) on + 35 more book reviews
"Others might someday understand that men can love the same virtues on both sides of a conflict, and that pain is international".
From the epilogue of Guy Sajer's remarkable account of the brutality of life on the Eastern Front as a young German soldier. The relentlessness of the Russians to push the invading Germans from their lands was savage beyond belief. With overwhelming numbers of men and steadily increasing materiel supremacy also, they continued to push the Germans out of Russia, back through Poland and finally back into Germany along with a tidal wave of refugees fleeing the brutality of the Russians. Starving, ill-equipped, under-supplied and under-supported, Sajer and his compatriots stood by and supported each other through their nightmare experiences.
This book shows the real brutality of total war and the price it extracts from men and nations. A powerful and moving account that the reader will not soon forget.