A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War: Russia, 1941-1944

Reese, Willy Peter

ISBN 10: 0374139784 / ISBN 13: 9780374139780

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005

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A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War: Russia, 1941-1944 2005, Excellent Condition, Near Fine in Archival Covery
Willy Peter Reese,Max Hastings (Foreword),Michael Hofmann (Translator)

A Stranger to The Inhumanity of War, Russia 1941-44 is the haunting memoir of a young German soldier on the Russian front during World War II. Willy Peter Reese was only twenty years old when he found himself marching through Russia with orders to take no prisoners. Three years later he was dead. Bearing witness to--and participating in--the atrocities of war, Reese recorded his reflections in his diary, leaving behind an intelligent, touching, and illuminating perspective on life on the eastern front. He documented the carnage perpetrated by both sides, the destruction which was exacerbated by the young soldiers' hunger, frostbite, exhaustion, and their daily struggle to survive. And he wrestled with his own sins, with the realization that what he and his fellow soldiers had done to civilians and enemies alike was unforgivable, with his growing awareness of the Nazi policies toward Jews, and with his deep disillusionment with himself and his fellow men.

An international sensation, A Stranger to Myself is an unforgettable account of men at war.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1780186838741

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War: Russia, 1941-1944
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374139784
• ISBN 13: 9780374139780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 14.63W x 21.59H x 2.07D centimeters 14.63 centimeters width by 21.59 centimeters height by 2.07 centimeters depth
• Weight: 0.8 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Soviet Union
  • World War II

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Synopsis

A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War, Russia 1941-44 is the haunting memoir of a young German soldier on the Russian front during World War II. Willy Peter Reese was only twenty years old when he found himself marching through Russia with orders to take no prisoners. Three years later he was dead. Bearing witness to--and participating in--the atrocities of war, Reese recorded his reflections in his diary, leaving behind an intelligent, touching, and illuminating perspective on life on the eastern front. He documented the carnage perpetrated by both sides, the destruction which was exacerbated by the young soldiers' hunger, frostbite, exhaustion, and their daily struggle to survive. And he wrestled with his own sins, with the realization that what he and his fellow soldiers had done to civilians and enemies alike was unforgivable, with his growing awareness of the Nazi policies toward Jews, and with his deep disillusionment with himself and his fellow men.

An international sensation, A Stranger to Myself is an unforgettable account of men at war.

About the Author

Willy Peter Reese was a young German soldier on the Russian Front during World War II. He died at the age of twenty-three.