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ISBN10: 0813109434, ISBN13: 9780813109435, [publisher: The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington] Softcover Paperback. Alois Dwenger, writing from the front in May of 1942, complained that people forgot "the actions of simple soldiers.I believe that true heroism lies in bearing this dreadful everyday life." In exploring the reality of the Landser, the average German soldier in World War II, through letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral histories, Stephen G. Fritz provides the definitive account of the everyday war of the German front soldier.The personal documents of these soldiers, most from the Russian front, where the majority of German infantrymen saw service, paint a richly textured portrait of the Landser that illustrates the complexity and paradox of his daily life. Although clinging to a self-image as a decent fellow, the German soldier nonetheless committed terrible crimes in the name of National Socialism. When the war was finally over, and his country lay in ruins, the Landser faced a bitter truth: all his exertions and sacrifices had been in the name of a deplorable regime that had committed unprecedented crimes.With chapters on training, images of combat, living conditions, combat stress, the personal sensations of war, the bonds of comradeship, and ideology and motivation, Fritz offers a sense of immediacy and intimacy, revealing war through the eyes of these self-styled "little men." A fascinating look at the day-to-day life of ...
ISBN10: 0813109434, ISBN13: 9780813109435, [publisher: The University Press of Kentucky] Softcover Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503. . 1997. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. [Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]
ISBN10: 0813109434, ISBN13: 9780813109435, [publisher: The University Press of Kentucky] Softcover No markings. [Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]
ISBN10: 0813109434, ISBN13: 9780813109435, [publisher: University Press of Kentucky] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.1 [North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]
University Press of Kentucky, Date: 1997-06-19. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1997. University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813109434 9780813109435 [US]
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