800 days on the Eastern Front : a Russian soldier remembers World War II / Nikolai Litvin ; translated and edited by Stuart Britton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Litvin, Nikolai, author.

Contributor:

Britton, Stuart, translator, editor.

Series:

Modern war studies.

Modern War Studies

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Soviet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2007.

Summary:

"Mr. Litvin's memoir is a vivid reminder, for those of us understandably transfixed by D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, of the brutal fighting that was taking place on the other side of Europe in the final phase of World War II. . . . Litvin's memoir, although hardly a pacifist tract, is in its most intense passages a personal record of war's horror."--Wall Street Journal "With rare exception, only since the dissolution of the Soviet Union a decade and a half ago have Western audiences begun to enjoy access to the war stories in English of Red Army soldiers or sailors. Nikolai Litvin's memoir is an important new contribution to this growing but still too short list. . . . Litvin's account is gripping in its intensity and rich with the details of life at the front line. . . . Litvin's The authenticity of Litvin's account burns through this light fog. This book belongs in the library of every serious student of the Eastern Front."--International History Review "A quick and captivating read. . . . Litvin . . . reminds us that while war can bring out such admirable traits as resourcefulness, courage, and selfless sacrifice, it can also lead good, honorable, and ordinary men to explore the darker recesses of the human soul. . . . Anyone interested in World War II on the Eastern Front or in the human dynamics of warfare should read these books."--Military Review "A useful addition to the English-language literature on the Great Patriotic War in part because of its detailed description of various combat operations, but mainly because of the insight it gives into the mentality of the typical Red Army solder: tough, resourceful, and remarkably free of self-pity even under the most appalling circumstances."--New Zealand Slavonic Journal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780700624584

0700624589

OCLC:

1016764639