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Quoted TextLatest on my table is Evgeni Bessonov 'Tank Rider: Into the Reich with the Red Army' A memoir of a Soviet officer during the Great Patriotic War.
I read this recently as well,a great read, which without any frills or embellishment gives a real sense of an ordinary man caught up in events beyond his control.
Cheers October
Hey guys- If you want some really cheerful Eastern Front stuff, you should check out Siege by Russ Schneider. Although it's a novel the author was apparently an expert on the E Front (whatever that means). Be warned though, it's not great literature and it is unrelentingly bleak.
The salesman's review says: "Based on the sieges of Cholm and Velikiye Luki, where German troops were enclosed by Russian forces during Operation Barbarossa, Siege plunges you into the bloody and gruesome action. Unlike many war novels, it contains no unbelievable heroics or good fortune and there are no subplots or subtexts. You may never read anything, which makes you feel this close to war."
