Dewey Decimal940.54/1343
SynopsisA graphic portrayal of the life of private soldiers, the authors convey every aspect of what it was like to fight for the German Army during World War Two. The book is based on first-hand accounts by veterans who served during the War., This historical narrative by two top scholars of World War II German military captures the daily life of a typical German infantryman from 1939 through 1945. Topics covered range from training, indoctrination, and life on leave to life on the Russian Front, service in the Afrika Korps, commanders, and imprisonment in Allied POW camps. A wealth of first-person accounts provides the most minute details of life in the Third Reich, during training and in combat, on the Eastern Front and in North Africa with Rommel. Occupational units, Panzer forces, and the major battles are all covered.