The Forgotten Soldier

The Forgotten Soldier

by Guy Sajer

Narrated by Derek Perkins

Unabridged — 21 hours, 48 minutes

The Forgotten Soldier

The Forgotten Soldier

by Guy Sajer

Narrated by Derek Perkins

Unabridged — 21 hours, 48 minutes

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Overview

When Guy Sajer joins the infantry full of ideals in the summer of 1942, the German army is enjoying unparalleled success in Russia. However, he quickly finds that for the foot soldier the glory of military success hides a much harsher reality of hunger, fatigue, and constant deprivation. Posted to the elite Grosse Deutschland division, with its sadistic instructors who shoot down those who fail to make the grade, he enters a violent and remorseless world where all youthful hope is gradually ground down, and all that matters is the brute will to survive. As the biting cold of the Russian winter sets in, and the tide begins to turn against the Germans, life becomes an endless round of pounding artillery attacks and vicious combat against a relentless and merciless Red Army. Sajer's perspective as a German foot soldier makes The Forgotten Soldier a unique war memoir, the book that the Christian Science Monitor said "may well be the book about World War II which has been so long awaited." A work of stunning force, this is an unforgettable reminder of the horrors of war.

Editorial Reviews

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"May well be accorded equal respect with War and Peace as the masterpiece reporting war's reality." ---David Douglas Duncan

LIFE Magazine


A work of soul.”—LIFE Magazine

Christian Science Monitor


“[[This] may be the book about World War II which has been so long awaited.”—Christian Science Monitor
 

David Douglas Duncan


“May well be accorded equal respect with War and Peace as the masterpiece reporting war’s reality.”—David Douglas Duncan, photojournalist and author of This is War! and War Without Heroes
 
 

Military Review


“Sajer is blunt in explaining his reason for sharing his experiences: ‘to reanimate, with all the intensity I can summon, those distant cries from the slaughterhouse.’ He succeeds in doing just that. . . . This book will remain relevant because it explores the psychology of the soldier at war.”—Military Review
 

Chicago Sun-Times


“Transcends language and nationality to address the human race.”—Chicago Sun-Times

John Barkham


“Eloquent . . . powerful . . . Critics have likened it to All Quiet on the Western Front.”—John Barkham
 

Louisville Courier-Journal


“[Forgotten Soldier] must be read. . . . An enduring indictment of the evil of war and what it does to man.”—Louisville Courier-Journal

New York Times


“I don’t think that anyone who reads [it] to the end will ever forget it.”—New York Times

From the Publisher - AUDIO COMMENTARY

"May well be accorded equal respect with War and Peace as the masterpiece reporting war's reality." —David Douglas Duncan

Chicago Sun-Times


“Transcends language and nationality to address the human race.”—Chicago Sun-Times
 

Product Details

BN ID: 2940171184490
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Publication date: 03/14/2017
Edition description: Unabridged
Sales rank: 845,173
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