The author of inferno is the journalist and military historian max hastings, and its full title is inferno. The books consists of three journals that were privately kept by a corporal in the german army in ww2 during germany s invasion of russia. Feb 23, 2021 you might also be interested in my post, 5 top nonfiction books about world war ii plus many runnersup and 20 most enlightening historical novels plus dozens of runnersup. This book, based on journals left behind by a german soldier in the 299th infantry division, is a well written and well annotated history of the experiences of a single wehrmacht soldier on the eastern front. In the ensuing falaise pocket, the germans were finally caught in a battle of nearannihilation. Jun 20, 2018 it goes right along with my premise that history is about real, ordinary people, and its great to be reading a book that isnt just about the colossal figures and military commanders during world war ii.
An epic single volume covering the history of world war ii. After wwii, europe was a savage continent of devastation. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inferno. Feb 18, 2011 im reading a book titled eastern inferno. On september 1, 1939, nazi tanks, planes, and infantry crossed the border into poland. German translation of inferno collins englishgerman. World war, 19391945personal narratives, german, world war. German translation of inferno the official collins english german dictionary online. From one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of world war ii and its deeply personal consequences. The inferno, billed as an antiwar film and a love story, culminates in a graphic portrayal of the night in february 1945 when. More than two million american veterans of world war ii are still alive.
This book is a main selection of the military book club. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. The world at war, 19391945 unabridged in apple books. The journals of a german panzerjager on the eastern front, 194143. Theres no higher accolade in the us military than the medal of honor, and 472 people received it for their action during world war ii. Max hastings, a respected and widely read british historian, is the author of more than a dozen books, including several about world war ii. The world at war, 19391945 kindle edition by hastings, max. Amazingly a buddy on leave delivered the three volumes of diaries to roths relatives. Hastings starts inferno in 1939, with germanys invasion of poland, and ends it with the. The book is the results of three diaries of hans roth. John keegan, the eminent british historian, noted that, despite defeats and heavy casualties, the german army always seemed to have an endless supply of platoon and battalion leaders in world war ii.
This book, by a british novelist and history editor, joins jorg friedrichsthe fire. During world war ii, 14,059 american pows died in enemy captivity throughout the war 12,935 held by japan and 1,124 held by germany. Inferno the world at war, 19391945 by max hastings. Max hastings inferno is an indelible account of what world war ii was like for the people who experienced it, from soldiers at the front to civilians both near and far from the fighting, to the generals and. The world at war, 19391945, though neither of those facts tells. Pritzker prize for military history a new york times notable book from one of. Hastingss nine books on aspects of world war ii have given him a claim to be. The costly attempt to exterminate the people of germany 1947. As the years thin the ranks of those who fought in the war, hastingss balanced and elegantly written prose should help ensure that the bloodshed, bravery and. Its written by a german housewife in berlin when the russians arrive in 1945 and she, like many of her countrywomen, really bore the brunt of soviet brutality after the liberation of berlin. Like much of the play, this return of sorts is, as christoph wei. The world at war, 19391945 is in my opinion, one of the best books on the second world war that has been published so far in this decade. This is a nine book bundle on the pacific war, the theatre of world war ii that was fought in asia, the pacific ocean, the indian ocean and oceania. With jurgen prochnow, herbert gronemeyer, klaus wennemann, hubertus bengsch.
The world at war, 19391945, historian max hastings portrays the human dimension of world war ii. Relections of a german soldier 19361949 and steel inferno. Its a translation of hans roths diary starting on 12th june 1941 diary 1 and ending on 6th may 1943 diary 3. Max hastings begins his magisterial history of world war ii with the simple. The bombing of dresden was a britishamerican aerial bombing attack on the city of dresden, the capital of the german state of saxony, during world war ii. The world at war, 19391945 unabridged on apple books. Click here to visit the lincoln county library system during world war ii, 472 people received the most prestigious military decoration, the medal of honor. Hastingss nine books on aspects of world war ii have given him a clai.
The true story of a b17 gunners heroism and the bloodiest military. Dantes divine comedy was always one of peter weiss guiding texts. The devastation of hamburg, 1943 by lowe, keith isbn. To win world war ii, the allies dealt with the devil. German words for inferno include inferno and holle. These include bomber command and armageddon, and a masterful overview, inferno. The pacific war saw the allies pitted against japan, aided by thailand and its axis allies, germany and italy. Freed british prisoners of war, liberated near gotha, germany, in 1945. The point of this story is that i have read a lot of books on world war ii. Germans under adolf hitler except for the jewish ones, of course enjoyed. She really doesnt pull her punches and describes them graphically. But what if uncle joe had given in to his desire to possess germany and all of europe. The world at war, 19391945 ebook written by max hastings. Hastings has delivered a book that is so well balanced that this thick tome leaves no stone unturned.
Joseph stalin helped fdr, churchill, and truman crush hitler. Dantes wanderings through this inferno are much like weiss postworld war ii return to germany, and this hell is a reflection of 1960s germany. World war ii involved tens of millions of soldiers and cost sixty million livesan. The 10 best novels about world war ii with 40 runnersup. The first fictional film made in germany to face the ongoing debate, inferno festival in fall 2006, then aired on ger was screened at the berlin film dresden. Inferno is a magnificent achievement, a onevolume history that should find favor among readers thoroughly immersed in world war ii and those approaching the subject for the first time. Having read hundreds of books on wwii, i wasnt looking for a single. The devastation of hamburg, 1943, author keith lowe used survivor accounts extensively, from both sides of the english channel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jul 04, 2018 hey readers its fourth of july, but its still a great time to talk about our world war ii history readalong, so here are my notes for chapters 5 and 6. Inferno written in 1964, but put aside and only published more than twenty years after his death, in 2003 was the first part of this. A critically important aerial front in the wwii battles against the nazis was. The journals of a german panzerjager on the eastern front, 194143 by hans roth, edited by alexander christine and mason kunze is different.
Inferno the world at war, 19391945 by max hastings book. From 23 august 1939 onwards, the world saw germany and the soviet union. Kiddos, enjoy the notes on the blog, but checkout the young readers section at the library for world war ii history books. From one of our finest military historians, inferno. While it portrays horrendous suffering among the citys civilians, it also shows dresden to be the home of a major gestapo. In this stunning novel, robert conroy picks up the history of the war just as american troops cross the elbe into germany. World war ii involved tens of millions of soldiers and cost sixty million livesan average of twentyseven thousand a day. Royal air force veterans recalled their fears while flying through flakfilled skies, while german survivors recounted the firestorms so intense that even streets melted. The world at war, 19391945 9780307273598 by hastings, max and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Check out the 10 most consequential events of world war ii and 15 good books about the holocaust, including both fiction and nonfiction.
Books on the aftermath of world war ii five books expert. He used it, in a variety of ways, in several of his works, and among his great but unrealised projects was a contemporary version of the divina commedia. Smith is one of the most unlikely heroes of the war, where he served in b17s during the early days of the bombing of france and germany from england. Joe pappalardos inferno tells the true story of the men who flew the deadliest missions of world war ii, and an unlikely hero who received the medal of honor in the midst of the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history. The true story of a b17 gunners heroism and the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history by joe pappalardo. Devils guard, by george robert elford published in 1971, is the story of a former german waffenss officers string of nearconstant combat that begins on world war ii s eastern front and continues into the books focusthe first indochina war, as an officer in the french foreign legion.
Discover inferno as its meant to be heard, narrated by ralph cosham. Heartbreaking details such as that abound in inferno, yet the book never. Roth is in his early 30s, married to rosel and has a fiveyearold daughter named erika. The books in pictures are the items that will be sent. Unknown history of the 1939 german polish conflict. Get your order fast and stress free with free curbside pickup. Jul 24, 20 lowe is also the author of the book inferno, about the devastation of hamburg during world war ii.
With eight previous world war ii books under his belt, historian hastings steps. Max hastingss survey of world war ii concentrates on the. The central sections of pappalardos book, describing what it was like to. The world at war, 19391945 by max hastings goodreads. The world at war, 19391945 sums up and surpasses all his previous publications. In four raids between and 15 february 1945, 722 heavy bombers of the british royal air force raf and 527 of the united states army air forces usaaf dropped more than 3,900 tons of highexplosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city. Hastingss nine books on aspects of world war ii have given him a claim to be our. The novel introduces actual historical events happened in our timeline and then. The journals of a german panzerjager on the eastern front, 194143 ebook written by christine alexander, mason kunze. However, navigation to the target over a blackedout wartime landscape was extremely poor, as was bombing accuracy if the target city let alone the actual military target could be found. Inferno by joe pappalardo booksamillion online book store. May 01, 2014 eastern inferno is an excellent first hand soldiers account of various actions in operation barbarossa, the ww2 german invasion of russia. The book was published on may 14, 20, ten years after publication of the da vinci code 2003, by doubleday.
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