Great account of a young frenchman in the German army during WWII ( )

Not sure from memory if this is a true account. It's a tremendous read and an eye opener to the brutality of the Eastern Front. The main character is only partly German having a French parent so he doesn't quite get accepted by the others. Well worth reading!! Some very memorable scenes. ( )

A comprehensive account from a infantryman. When you are so cold and hungry, scared and horrified; death comes to the lucky ones. Sajer gives us a candid picture of life on the front. ( )

Rather him than me! ( )

2642 The Forgotten Soldier: The Classic WWII Autobiography, by Guy Sajer (read 1 Sep 1994) This book was first published in France in 1967. The author is an Alsatian, with a French father and a German mother, who joins the German army at 16 in 1942, goes to Russia and fights Russians--seemingly always losing--till the war ends. It is a gripping story and by far the best account I have read of a German soldier in Russia. The author as a soldier was German, and always for his side--though the book says nothing about how he could be for Hitler's tyranny. It is quite a book. Published in English in 1990. A blurb compares it to All Quiet on the Western Front. Memorable because so different from what is correct--one sometimes finds oneself sympathizing with the author and his fellows! ( )