Description
The Forgotten Soldier recounts the horror of World War II on the Eastern Front, as seen through the eyes of a teenaged German soldier. At first an exciting adventure, young Guy Sajer’s war becomes, as the German invasion falters in the icy vastness of the Ukraine, a simple, desperate struggle for survival against cold, hunger, and above all the terrifying Soviet artillery. As a member of the elite Gross Deutschland Division, he fought in all the great battles from Kursk to Kharkov.
Sajer's German foot soldier’s perspective makes The Forgotten Soldier a unique war memoir.
Endorsements
“May well be the book about World War II which has been so long awaited.” — Christian Science Monitor