I have read extensively about the allied experience but now I would like to find something about the soldiers in the Russian or the German military. I’m looking for the soldier’s experience or cultural impacts, not textbook-style detailed battle movements or any sort of pro-(HH)axis tilt. Nothing that’s so bogged in detail that I need a sand table and weapons encyclopedia.
Books that I loved:
1. The Splendid and the Vile (Larson)
2. The Last Hill (Clavin)
3. Colditz & Rogue Heroes(Macintyre)
4. Band of Brothers & Citizen Soldiers (Ambrose)
Books I didn’t enjoy because the storytelling element was missing or the writing style was just too thick:
1. Normandy 44 (Holland)
2. The Last Escape (Nichol)
3. A woman of no importance (Purnell)
4. Churchill’s Shadow (Wheatcroft)
The key for me is really the storytelling and connecting with the characters. Nonfiction only!
I would also be happy to add to the Allied side if you have something that I may be missing from my collection.
by Curious-Croissant88