Forgotten Soldier : The Classic WWII Autobiography (Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII)
by Guy Sajer
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Book Reviews of Forgotten Soldier : The Classic WWII Autobiography (Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII)
Book Review: If you accept Guy Sajer as legitimate
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is stupendously gripping. I've served in the military, but I have never encountered such unspeakable ferocity, desperation, and naked will to live as I have in this book. The inefficient Wermacht supply system is readily apparent from the story. The sense of frail hope and crushing despair sets into your bones with each new Russian offensive, and escape seems impossible, or if possible, simply fleeting. Sacrifice, pain, death, and every destructive scene will float through your mind as you read this book, and you will know war, as well as is possible without taking part in it.If Guy Sajer is a fraud, well it's not a crime, but it should be. Then again, we may never really know. Make your decision after reading his book.
Book Review: Absolutely Incredible!
Summary: 5 Stars
Having just read this book I must share the opinion of the reviewer M.Ballard (below) "the greatest literary work I have ever read" as well. This book is far and away the greatest war story ever told. Disregard the opinions of those who question the absolute accuracy of facts- that is not what this book is about. It is the story of an average human being's quest for survival against terrific odds and the search for the meaning of life, love and friendship in the mind of a seventeen year old who is experiencing a horrific war from the front lines. Sajer's recount of his experiences is vivid, disturbing, and deeply thought provoking. Sure to make anyone who reads it value life and the many comforts that we enjoy today as the result of so many others' past sacrafices. Forgotten Soldier is surely one of those books never to be forgotten, by me or anyone else who reads it.Book Review: Very moving, as provoking as Frankls Search for Meaning
Summary: 5 Stars
Fantastic book and despite the one negative review from the gentleman from Canada...(The world has it's nit pickers who seek importance from irrelevant inaccuracies) This book drills to the core of suffering and our relations to each other during extreme duress... May we never know the suffering of this time again. And a great gift to that someone on your list that needs a heavy dose of "Gee I guess I don't have it so bad after all". It has the power to change lives to the better..Book Review: A piece for all of humanity....
Summary: 5 Stars
I would just like to say, very simply, that this is the greatest literary work I have ever read. And I choose those words very, very carefully. The fact that this book has been debated to be false, (those sources are very poorly researched by the way and keep that in mind), is irrelevant. After I had read only half of the book, I knew that the everday elements of peacetime living would seem forever trivial. When I finished however, my outlook on my entire life had changed. I don't want to bore you, or blow this work into a bunch of hype, but this book, this work of soul, has forever transformed me. This is not just some old war story. I believe that the words written on those pages are a window to the very core of human beings. Perhaps, almost certainly, you will see a piece of yourself in every word. Of course, you must ultimately be the judge of what you take from it. All I can say is, read it as soon as possible. You will never forget it.Book Review: Tremendous
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite books, not just because the material itself is fascinating, but because it influenced my thinking so much. Our culture often villifies the Germans categorically, and this book shows us that they should not be stereotyped or oversimplified. This French-born German infantryman shows us the hell of war on the front lines in Russia from his own point of view, a view that is tragic, vivid, and poignant.