About this title: In the hell that was World War II, the Eastern Front was its heart of fire and ice. Gottlob Bidermann served in that lethal theatre from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years vividly recaptures his gruelling experiences with an army marching on the road to ruin. A reflecting account by one of the millions of anonymous soldiers who fought and died in that cruel terrain, "In Deadly Combat" conveys the brutality and horrors of the Eastern Front in detail. Wounded five times and awarded numerous decorations for valour, Bidermann saw action in the Crimea and siege of Sevastopol, participated ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780700611225ISBN:0700611223
Description: Fine. A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front. Softcovers. 320 pp. with glossary. Riveting and reflective combat memoirs of Gottlob Biderman, a German officer who served on the Esatern Front in World War II. Fine. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780700611225ISBN:0700611223
Description: New. 0700611223 Crisp new copy. Released for the first time in English, this translated German manuscript is fascinating for its insights into the mind of a WWII German soldier and the humilation of ultimate defeat and equallity so for descriptions of of the lives of Russian peasants trapped between two brutal forces and the hellish conditions of the Soviet gulags. 330 pages. TWO like copies available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV PR OF KANSAS
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780700611225ISBN:0700611223
Description: New. In the hell that was World War II, the Eastern Front was its heart of fire and ice. Gottlob Bidermann served in that lethal theater from 1941 to 1945, and his memoir of those years vividly recaptures his grueling experiences with an army marching on... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780700611225ISBN:0700611223
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Color illustrated softcover, with black and white photographs within the text, 330 pages. The book is in very good condition, new-looking, clean contents with no names or other markings. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas
Date Published: 2001-09-01
ISBN-13:9780700611225ISBN:0700611223
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780700611225. read more
Description: Good. 0700611223 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780700611225ISBN:0700611223
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 330 p. Contains: Illustrations. Modern War Studies (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780700611225ISBN:0700611223
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 330 p. Contains: Illustrations. Modern War Studies (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
"Boy, that Gottlob, he was one lucky guy to live through the war. There must be 50 memoirs by Germans of life on the Eastern Front, but they're probably the only ones who survived it. This is a good, no-nonsense view of the Eastern Front. It is very clear-headed, militarily speaking. Morally, less so. Herr Bidermann insists no atrocities were committed by his unit or by anyone he knew. Well, maybe. I read it together with another first-hand account, that one by an Alsatian who fought in Russia for Germany, and that one will really knock your socks off. The two books make a great pair. But I can't remember the other's name and Google isn't helping. I think Beverly loaned it to me. ...I found it - The Fogotten Soldier, by Guy Sajer. Read these two together."
"I think this book is the best first-hand account covering the fighting on the Russian Front during WW2. If you enjoy books about the Eastern Front or the German Army I doubt if you will be disappointed in this story."
"A strong story, told articulately by a man who survived a time and place that most in his position didn't. The author fought in the worst of the combat between the Nazi and Soviet armies in World War II, and recounts his experiences simply and in a calm tone that acknowledges the desperation and savagery of what he is describing but remains matter-of-fact. It seems likely that this stems from the same calm under stress that enabled him to keep thinking and fighting when many would have been too overwhelmed to continue."
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