New German Architecture/Neue Deutsche Baukunst

If you are looking for lots of blood and guts heroics then this is not the book for you.If you want to read a realistic account of what life is like on the front line in wartime then this is for you.There are periods of boredom and the mundane day to day life as a soldier which does not attract attention of the media.This is the recollection of an ordinary man in an out of the ordinary environment.So for a realistic portrayal of combat and life in the german military I would recommend this book.

The first thing that struck me about this book was its resemblance to a school text book, its A4 layout and illustrations giving it an unusual style The story itself never really got off the ground because as soon as the author gets into the action he is frostbitten and spends the rest of the battle unable to fight ,he therefore relies on his comrades accounts of the action to tell his tale.This gives the story a somewhat `second hand` feel and reduces the impact. The climax of the book including capture, imprisonment and the infamous deathmarch is so brief and inconclusive it may as well not be included at all. To sum the book up i would say very dissapointing and not one i would recommend buying.