Frontsoldaten

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Frontsoldaten is written by Stephen Fritz and published by University Press of Kentucky. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0813109434 (ISBN 10) and 9780813109435 (ISBN 13).

The personal documents of these soldiers, most from the Russian front, where the majority of German infantrymen saw service, paint a richly textured portrait of the Landser that illustrates the complexity and paradox of his daily life. Although clinging to a self-image as a decent fellow, the German soldier nonetheless committed terrible crimes in the name of National Socialism. Idealistic and motivated by a desire to create a new society, he waged a cruel ideological war on behalf of a racist conception of national community. Though he was fiercely proud of his skill and resilience, his stubborn efforts ultimately led only to more senseless destruction.