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In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front by Gottlob Herbert Bidermann (Paperback, 2000)
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ISBN-13: 9780700611225, 978-0700611225. In Deadly Combat. Despite the vast expanses of territory captured by the Germans during the early months of Operation Barbarossa, the war with Russia remained tenuous and unforgiving.
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Wounded five times and awarded numerous decorations for valor, Gottlob Herbert Bidermann saw action in the Crimea and siege of Sebastopol, participated in the vicious battles in the forests south of Leningrad, and ended the war in the Courland Pocket. In his memoir, he shares his impressions of countless Russian POWs seen at the outset of his service, of peasants struggling to survive the hostilities while caught between two ruthless antagonists, and of corpses littering the landscape. He recalls a Christmas gift of gingerbread from home that overcame the stench of battle, an Easter celebrated with a basket of Russian hand grenades for eggs, and his miraculous survival of machine gun fire at close range. In closing, he relives the humiliation of surrender to an enemy whom the Germans had once derided and offers a sobering glimpse into life in the Soviet gulags. Bidermann's account debunks the myth of a highly mechanized German army that rolled over weaker opponents with impunity. Despite the vast expanses of territory captured by the Germans during the early months of Operation Barbarossa, the war with Russia remained tenuous and unforgiving. His story commits that living hell to the annals of World War II and broadens our understanding of its most deadly combat zone.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of Kansas
ISBN-139780700611225
eBay Product ID (ePID)86793817
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Book TitleIn Deadly Combat: a German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front
AuthorGottlob Herbert Bidermann
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicGovernment, History
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages330 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight550 g
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Title_AuthorGottlob Herbert Bidermann
Series TitleModern War Studies
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
EditorDerek S. Zumbro
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- 04 Jan, 2024
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Good read form a German soldier of the last war in Europe.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Oct, 2016
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Fascinating , shocking and thrillingVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
