I was reluctant to consider this book but " never judge a book by its cover " and am glad that I chose to read it as it provided an interesting perspective from an Austrian / German soldier's service during the war and more importantly, his incarceration in a Russian gulag.
It's a short succinct read with real life experiences backed with factual narrative accounts of the battles and skirmishes which the soldier participated in.
The section on his incarceration as a POW was a real eye opener.

Probably my favorite memoir based on the war from a German's perspective. It's an amazing account of one boy who belongs to one of Hitler's Elite fighting units in Europe. It takes you from his early days as a young boy and his exposure to the Hitler Youth and the army to his questioning of his own sanity and morals. Highly recommend this to anyone.

I enjoyed this book, I have read many accounts from the fighting landser and this one definitely ranks high. It is not for the action craving, way better at explaining feelings and why they fought. The propaganda insights are very interesting and relevant to today in so many ways.

A very brief bio, but some amazing insights, and even a rare photo or two of a Knight's Cross winner whom the author served with. Does much to flesh out the divisional history with a "real" face. Better than Guy Sajer. Leaves the reader wanting more.

It is amazing how many good biographies of all the Second World War armies have come out so long after the war; what a shame it was not possible to write books like this immediately after the war.