Litvin Nikolai 800 Days on the Eastern Front: A Russian Soldier Remembers World War II 9780700624430

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Автор: Litvin Nikolai
Название: 800 Days on the Eastern Front: A Russian Soldier Remembers World War II
ISBN: 9780700624430
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Региональная и национальная история

Вторая мировая война

ISBN-10: 0700624430
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 176
Вес: 0.27 кг.
Дата издания: 30.01.2017
Язык: English
Размер: 190 x 228 x 11
Ключевые слова: Regional & national history,Second World War, HISTORY / Military / World War II
Подзаголовок: A russian soldier remembers world war ii
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: During his 800 days of war, Nikolai Litvin fought at the front lines in the ferocious tank battles at Kursk, was wounded three times, and witnessed unspeakable brutalities against prisoners and civilians. But he survived to pen this brief but powerful memoir of his wartime experiences.Barely out of his teens, Litvin served for three years in the Red Army on the killing fields of the Eastern Front. His memoir presents an unadorned, candid narrative of the common soldiers lot in Stalins army. Unlike the memoirs of Russian officers—usually preoccupied with large military operations and political concerns—this narrative offers a true ground-level view of World War IIs deadliest theater. It puts a begrimed human face on the enormous toll of casualties and provides a rare perspective on battles that were instrumental in the defeat of the German army.Litvins varied roles, ranging from antitank gunner at Kursk to heavy machine gunner in a penal battalion to staff driver for the 352nd Rifle Division, offer unique perspectives on the Red Army in World War II as it fought from the Ukraine deep into the German heartland. Litvin documents such significant battles as Operation Kutuzov, Operation Bagration, and the German counterattack on the Narev, while also providing unique personal observations on fording the Dnepr River under enemy fire, the rape of German women by Russian troops, and literally seeing his life pass before his eyes as he watched a Stukas bomb fall directly on his position. And, because part of his duties involved chauffeuring Red Army generals, he also presents revealing glimpses into their personalities and behaviors.Originally written in 1962, with events still fresh in his mind, Litvins memoir lay unpublished and unseen until translator Stuart Britton and a Russian colleague approached him about publishing it in English. Britton interviewed Litvin to flesh out the details of his original recollection and annotated the resulting work to provide historical context for the campaigns and battles in which he participated. Remarkably free of Soviet-era propaganda, this gem of a memoir provides a view of the war never seen by western readers, including photographs from Litvins personal collection.An invaluable historical document, as well as a remarkable testament of survival, Litvins memoir offers unique and penetrating insights into the Soviet wartime experience unavailable in any other source.
Дополнительное описание: Second World War|Modern warfare|General and world history

800 Days on the Eastern Front: A Russian Soldier Remembers World War II, Litvin Nikolai