I just finished The Forgotten Soldier on audible. It is a firsthand account of a kid joining the German Army and his life on the Eastern Front. It is an incredible book and anyone on both sides should read it. Please though, if you believe in the Nazi ideals read this.
https://www.amazon.ca/Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864
The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer is an autobiography of a French-German soldier fighting on the eastern front. He thought they were the good guys, but it doesn't really mention the concentration camps since he wasn't anywhere near them.
Probably not related towards Geopolitics but I'm loving this book "The Forgotten Soldier". I purchased it from the Andorid Playstore. So amazing. Shows you a perspective from the other side.
Here is a short summary that I copied from Amazon. Which the link is below.
"This book 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."
http://www.amazon.com/The-Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864
Edit: Seeing so many good recommendations. Looks like I'm going to be reading a lot. Thank you guys for the good recommendations.
Bah - bottom of the page, but you must not miss The Forgotten Soldier, which it turns out, might be not 100% fact, but is the best, most gripping account of war I have ever read. It's fucking astounding to read, and will chill you to the bone.
That book
https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864
Man...what an amazing book...thanks for brining back the memories. I do not recall the parts about gernades. But his personal account of his experiences on the Eastern Front...wow...
Top 3 of my favorite books*************The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer (One of my all time favorites)https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864Forgotten 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.*************Attacks by Erwin Rommel (Excellent stories of a young German officer in WW1)https://www.amazon.com/Attacks-Erwin-Rommel/dp/0960273603Rommel lays down many fundamental principles of infantry warfare, and shares his many years of combat experience with the reader. While some others have claimed that little may be gained from reading this text, there is certainly a great wealth to be gleamed from review of a man's military experiences - particularly from a career as outstanding as Rommel's.*************Going Solo by Roald Dahl (Just fun and enjoyable, adventurous!)It is a continuation of his autobiography describing his childhood, and detailed his travel to Africa and exploits as a World War II pilot.https://www.amazon.com/Going-Solo-Roald-Dahl/dp/0374165033/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Also, Generation Kill was a GREAT BOOK!!! Good Choice!
I read "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+forgotten+soldier&qid=1603616550&s=books&sr=1-1
A great book. It's written by a French citizen of German descent who enlisted in the Wehrmacht's Gross Deutschland division and fought his way across Russia and back.
For those of you looking for a view of the Eastern Front from the German perspective I highly recommend The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer. It's quite a harrowing read at times, doesn't hold back on the blood and gore involved in war.
There are questions on how authentic some parts of the book are, even so it still well worth a read.
This. Forgotten Soldier is an incredible book. All Quiet on the Western Front is good too but it is during WWI.
You know, the funniest thing about this is that the initial impetus of this conversation was me saying that entertainment doesn't teach you anything. You then proceeded to get incredibly angry about this. And you're somehow deciding that the best way to respond to this is 4chan memes, reddit tags and capital letters, while completely failing to provide evidence that entertainment has taught you something. Like, is this really how you were intending to convince me that you're not a stupid idiot? Like when you were laughing at a well-respected author and veteran, you were like "yes, this will show that I am a good person and not an entitled baby".
So really, kind of curious at this point: why did you bother? All you did was make yourself look like a loud, angry 14 year old who can't deal with criticism. If you want you can post this conversation in /r/iamverysmart but I gotta warn you, dude, it's not exactly flattering for you.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864
This book is a pretty good demonstration of what life as a German soldier was like. Some of the details of his story are a little off, but the experience is pretty accurate.
Thank you for posting this letter. It is hard to conceive what the soldiers on both sides went through due to how Hollywood and the media show us.
A book that has always stuck with me is "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Saier. https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Soldier-Guy-Sajer/dp/1574882864
It tells the story of the infantry soldiers at the Eastern front in a war they didn't understand what they were fighting for outside of their country. The conditions and situations they were subjected were incredible.