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War on the Eastern Front
- The German Soldier in Russia 1941-1945
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
Dawn on Sunday, June 22, 1941 saw the opening onslaughts of Operation Barbarossa as German forces stormed forward into the Soviet Union. Few of them were to survive the five long years of bitter struggle.
A posting to the Eastern Front during the Second World War was rightly regarded with dread by the German soldiers. They were faced by the unremitting hostility of the climate, the people and even, at times, their own leadership. They saw epic battles such as Stalingrad and Kursk, and yet it was a daily war of attrition which ultimately proved fatal for Hitler's ambition and the German military machine.
In this classic account leading military historian James Lucas examines different aspects of the fighting, from war in the trenches to a bicycle-mounted antitank unit fighting against the oncoming Russian hordes. Told through the experiences of the German soldiers who endured these nightmarish years of warfare, War on the Eastern Front is a unique record of this cataclysmic campaign.
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- Hasnat Safder
- 15-11-20
One of best military book i read/listened
Hands down one of the best battlefield book i ever read. Writer really gave an excellent account of war stories, strategies and reasoning behind the war on eastern front.
Well narrated by Chris MacDonnell too.
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- Martyn S Underhill
- 07-07-24
personal stories
I loved this,was sceptical, but it worked well, really good story and good narrating, learnt a lot!
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- Martin J. Hunter
- 25-07-24
Surprising
Much detail of the kind found in few other books on this topic. Weather, weaponry, living conditions, tactics, hierarchy, are all dealt with giving insights that precious few other titles offer. Narration is the weak point
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- Alex
- 29-03-24
Detailed and absorbing
In depth analysis and verbatim reporting of German and Russian weapons, tactics and operational techniques during WW2. Not at all dull - as other reviews mention - but detailed and deep. Recommended if you want factual analysis of ww2 on the Eastern front
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- Anonymous User
- 03-03-23
Informative but dull.
I read about the Eastern front not to focus whole chapters while important on weather, terrain and nebelwervers. More interested in the human aspect.
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- David
- 25-04-21
Dull.
Lots of research, lots of facts and figures, lots of information but not very lively or enjoyable.
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- eric.rayner@btinternet.com
- 14-10-23
Dated and unsavoury
If the Germans were this good, how come they lost?
This book was written some time back and part of its purpose would have been to glean information from the Germans about fighting the Russians (something we might have had to do).
It portrays the Russians in a poor light, uses derogatory words to describe them; while the Germans are super-soldiers.
As I said ... how on earth did they lose? It doesn't make sense.
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