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Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936-1949 [Mass Market Paperback]

Siegfried Knappe (Author), Ted Brusaw (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reissue edition (1 Oct 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440215269
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440215264
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3.2 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 293,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The wartime diaries of German soldier who fought in almost every major campaign reveal a full range of experiences, from getting caught up in Hitler's rise to power to spending five years in a Russian prison camp. Reprint. K.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The story of a German Soldier in WW2 25 Mar 2002
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A truly remarkable book. The author tells of his life as a German soldier and the rigors and hardships of war. Insightfull to compare the war from the German perspective, and to understand their viewpoint of events.
I would have to say the best book I have ever read.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier 15 Mar 2009
By Richard Mooney
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is all about the life and combat career of Siegfried Knappe during the 1930's and 40's - an interesting period in history, to say the least. Knappe reflects in great detail on an almost day-to-day basis on his experiences in the Wehrmacht across the main fronts of the 2nd world war including france 1940, russia 1941-1943, france 1944, berlin 1945.

His writing references his feelings at the time, his comrades and the many different peoples that he encounters on this epic journey of combat and personal discovery across the european continent at war.

A great read, which may come across as being close to fantasy at times - due to the extreme conditions that Mr Knappe was to endure and experience.
An insight into the life of a German soldier, a topic all too often and unfairly dismissed by the western allies after the 2nd world war.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Soldat 25 Dec 2007
By Paul Menin
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Extremely detailed, the author displays an enormous memory of personnel and individual battles on the Russian front and finally the defence and fall of Berlin to the Russians. Enthralling reading but hard work.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A career soldier's tale 6 Mar 2012
By John Nygate
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Siegfried Knappe came from a fairly ordinary background, made the army his career, and ended up in the Fuehrer bunker in Berlin in 1945. This is a memoir of his military life which includes lots of fascinating detail such as:

His pre-war army training

His participation in the invasion of France

Operation Barbarossa....Knappe was an officer in the horse drawn artillery and rode on horseback to the outskirts of Moscow.

General staff training during the war. Knappe was intelligent, competitive and capable, and it was a high honour to be selected for General Staff Training.

His experiences in Berlin in the last
days of the war.

His incarceration in Russian prison camps for four years after the war.

The book was "ghost written" by Mr Brusaw and occasionally one reads something that is untrue or does not ring true. For example the book states that the night of June 22nd 1941, the night of the invasion of Russia, was moonlit; it was not. So the book loses a star. But don't let this put you off. This is a worthwhile book about the second world war written by a man who, while not a saint, was no "evil Nazi" either.

I found the book very interesting. You get a lot of insight in what it must have been like for ordinary Germans during the war.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier 10 May 2013
By Marc
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Brought this book for the real life experience of a German Soldier and it was amazing, well worth getting,brilliant read.
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