Storm of steel /
Provides a memoir of the First World War through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier who viewed the war as a personal struggle, testing himself by leading raiding parties and enduring as his comrades were killed.
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Literature type: | Book |
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English German |
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Summary: |
Provides a memoir of the First World War through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier who viewed the war as a personal struggle, testing himself by leading raiding parties and enduring as his comrades were killed. |
Carrier Form: | xxiv, 289 p. ; 20 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiii-xxiv). |
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0142437905 9780142437902 : |
Index Number: | D640 |
CLC: | K516.406 |
Call Number: | K516.406/J953 |
Contents: |
In the Chalk Trenches of Champagne -- From Bazancourt to Hattonchatel -- Les Eparges -- Douchy and Monchy -- Daily Life in the Trenches -- The Beginning of the Battle of the Somme -- Guillemont -- The Woods of St-Pierre-Vaast -- Retreat from the Somme -- In the Village of Fresnoy -- Against Indian Opposition -- Langemarck -- Regnieville -- Flanders Again -- The Double Battle of Cambrai -- At the Cojeul River -- The Great Battle -- British Gains -- My Last Assault -- We Fight Our Way Through. |