Following a short description of the author's Hitler Youth membership from 1933, this extraordinary narrative describes his training for the paratroops in Stendal in 1938 - they all knew the war was coming - revealing his own rebellious streak as well as the uncritical fervour with which he and his comrades welcomed that war. This is a deeply personal book from a man who was there from beginning to end: Poland 1939, Holland and Narvik 1940, Crete 1941, Russia 1941-3, Sicily and Southern Italy 1943, Normandy 1944, Holland and the lower Rhine 1945 - and then a PoW. Not only is it amazing that he survived all that, it is also remarkable that Martin Poppel was capable of producing such a compelling and honest narrative. Captured by the 6th Airborne Division on the Rhine, Company Commander Poppel returned home in 1945.
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MARTIN POPPEL was from Munich. He first told his story in the 1980s. This translation from the German is by Dr Louise Willmot.
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By S. Polley
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Being interested in military history from a fighting mans viewpoint i am thoroughly enjoying this book. The author doesn't go into great detail about everything that he encounters but you gain a general idea of what it would have been like to serve in his unit during the Second World war and the 'mindset' of the German Paratrooper.
This book is set out in chronological order, it covers the fighting, the downtime and the general goings on in the life of the author and his comrades.
Due to other commitments i don't get the opportunity to read as often as i would like to but when i do pick this book up i often cannot put it down.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in WW2 history/Fallschirmjager/German Military.
This book is set out in chronological order, it covers the fighting, the downtime and the general goings on in the life of the author and his comrades.
Due to other commitments i don't get the opportunity to read as often as i would like to but when i do pick this book up i often cannot put it down.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in WW2 history/Fallschirmjager/German Military.
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An ok account of a German para.I bought this book on the back of some of the previous reviews,it is not as good as the ratings suggest.If you compare it to 'The forgotten soldier'for instance it doesn't have the same depth or punch.I think a lot is lost in translation and format.
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This was an informative book from the german paratrooper angle - I thoroughly enjoyed this man's views and experiences, and would recommend it..
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