A Writer at War, (Paperback)

from 9inchsnails

Wavered on the star rating for this one, but I'll go with four stars, since it was the reading experience and not the book itself I had trouble with. I read it as an ebook, and it just didn't translate well to electronic format: too many photos and maps, and long stretches of italic text that I f...

from Schmerguls

While this book is listed as by Vasily Grossman, it was in fact compiled by Antony Beevor and was never a book put together by Grossman. The earlier part is from notes Grossman made. There ae writings by him, especially during the Stalingrad battle, which Grossman covered intensely. There is a ho...

from santhony

I purchased this book after reading Grossman's tour de force Life and Fate. This work consists of random snippets from Grossman's notebooks and correspondence as he traveled with the Red Army from 1941-1945. These snippets are placed into historical and geographic context by the translators of hi...

from HadriantheBlind

An astonishing book. A Soviet writer/journalist's notes as he experiences the harsh truth of war. One can see the influences for his masterwork, Life and Fate. Some scattered anecdotes, some longer essays. Excellent.

from kcshankd

Worth it for the description of Treblinka alone. As difficult as it was to read, I can't even imagine the interviews and first-hand reporting that went into writing that piece. The eastern fronts have always been neglected, hopefully this will help to rectify that state of affairs.