Books covering the eastern front of ww2 are usually. Unlike other ww2 books such as, the forgotten soldier, there is no question i my mind that bidermann was there on the eastern front and served in the german army in ww2. Sniper on the eastern front confirms all the horror stories that one has read and heard about the war on the russian front in world war ii. We do not claim that our recommendations are ultimate. The epic siege of world war ii, 19411944 by anna reid, stalingrad. Absorbing and thoughtprovoking, litvins story reveals the perseverance, resourcefulness, and astonishing toughness of the typical red army soldier, and is a mustread for anyone interested in the eastern front or soldiers experiences in world war ii. Have you ever wondered what is it like to be a world war ii general yourself. One of the least known stories of world war ii, operation mars was a.
The fateful siege, 19421943 by antony beevor, hitler moves east 19411943 by paul carell, battleground. The memoirs of a german soldier on the eastern front by gunter k. But what did the luftwaffe have to overcome to put planes. His description of the weapons and the action is vivid and believable. The stories of my grandfathers in the wehrmacht and waffen ss. Luftwaffe on the eastern front 194142 how bad was it.
At one point in the stalingrad line, the german and russian soldiers used to amuse themselves by shouting insults back and forth to each other. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. It is just that we came across some readable literature on ww2, and thought it fit to share our thoughts with you.
Eastern front plays greater role than dday in german memories. Russias engagement with germany on the eastern front during world war ii. Eastern front plays greater role than dday in german. The eastern front of world war ii was a theatre of conflict between the european axis powers and cobelligerent finland against the soviet union ussr, poland and other allies, which encompassed central europe, eastern europe, northeast europe, and southeast europe from 22 june 1941 to 9 may 1945. Nor do we claim that we underline the best books on ww2. See more ideas about ww2, world war two and german army. We often talk about how the germans got a rude surprise after their invasion of the soviet union. General erhard raus and his panzer divisions in russia, 19411945 world war ii german debriefs.
I stood atop these german positions and you could throw a stone between two lines. If you are a wwii fan, i recommend the book as far as nazi memoirs go. But on the eastern front he learned about another side of battle. The eastern front was the decisive theater of world war ii in europe. The stories of my grandfathers in the wehrmacht and. Degrelle was a very prolific writer during his life and it makes for an interesting and easy read if you can disassociate what is interesting versus the nazi worship tripe. Forgotten bastards of the eastern front by serhii plokhy penguin.
From the winner of the baillie gifford prize, the incredible true story of one of the most audacious and littleknown operations of ww2. The siege of leningrad, the battle of stalingrad, the battle of moscow, the battle of kursk, and the battle of berlin. Fritz, a professor of history at east tennessee state university, shows the eastern front from the. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Its an enlightening memoir and chronicle of how a young german soldier became a one of the most highly decorated wehrmacht snipers fighting the russians and all the ordeals he and his comrades went through. The air war over the eastern front gobbled up men and machines.