Customer Review: This by far the best first hand account of a frontline soldier in WWII. A must read even for those whom are not intrested in military history.
Customer Review: The writer has put a remarkable good book on the war in the Eastern Front. From the start, he makes some pertinent points and parallels to the early conflicts of the Russian Civil War. One that few writers of the Eastern Front properly discuss. Yet to the leaders of Russia, during WW2 their... more info
Customer Review: Ivan's war presents details of little known history of WWII. It supports another account of the times which I have recently read and was very impressed withAbandoned and Forgotten: An Orphan Girl's Tale of Survival During World War II, exceedingly well.
Customer Review: I liked the book Myself. I have always liked the personal stories. It was interesting to maybe have a brief look at life in very early post-war Eastern Europe and the Bannishment to Siberia. It did seem like more than one life could live. But there have always been incrediable people throughout the... more info
Customer Review: the narration is smooth and not uninteresting. Unfortunately, not much information on sharp shooting can be encountered on the book's pages. It is also sad that the authors chose to depict the Red army mostly as savage murderers, plunderers and rapists. War criminals were in both armies - the Nazi... more info
Customer Review: This books offers the common man's view of the war from the perspective of an infantryman
You really get a sense of what it was like to be on the eastern front for many years fighting the Russians
The only thing missing was a prolog about the man's life after the war in Germany
Customer Review: This book complements other first-hand accounts of the Stalingrad battle (from the German perspective), but is authored by an enlisted man who was stationed in a support unit outside of the City. It provides a decent picture of life in the German army at that time and place, along with laconic... more info
Customer Review: Incredible insight into such a crucial part of the war that shaped the world's future. All people will enjoy this account not just historians and the like.