sleepyboi2988's review against another edition
3.0
A good account that doesn't end in apologist volte-face which is interesting. He brings up a fair point at the end of the confusion of how quickly the west immediately started painting the Communists in the same light Hitler and his ilk had. He admits to being caught up in the cult of personality that Hitler had as a young boy, but did not understand the hate towards the Jews, though was staunchly anti-communist and one gets the impression by extension anti-Slav.
Glad I read it, but wish it had focused on the combat side of things more, still was very easy to read with the chapters laid out nicely and the combat actions he did describe were done well.
Glad I read it, but wish it had focused on the combat side of things more, still was very easy to read with the chapters laid out nicely and the combat actions he did describe were done well.
xxstefaniereadsxx's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I really enjoy books written from the German perspective. I have read so much from Allied perspectives and those who were targeted for the Holocaust. As a school boy, he got interested in the Hitler Youth and set his sights on the SS. It is always very interesting to me to see what interested people about the Nazi Party. This particular individual went through some interesting things during his time in the SS, and I was very engaged in it. I really enjoyed this book.
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