Pillbox 17 |
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Author:
| Broger, Karl |
ISBN: | 978-1-84342-810-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2004 |
Publisher: | Naval & Military Press, The
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $21.00 |
Book Description:
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A fine German autobiographical novel. Known as the workman-poet, Karl Broger was one of the most quoted German authors of his day .In this powerful work, which is in some way a parallel to the English Journey s End , we are given a realistic picture of the horrors of warfare in one of those artificial outposts on the Western Front. A number of men cooped up in a pillbox remain true unto death. It rains -unendingly - continuously - hopelessly. Shells burst overhead; an enemy plane flies...
More DescriptionA fine German autobiographical novel. Known as the workman-poet, Karl Broger was one of the most quoted German authors of his day .In this powerful work, which is in some way a parallel to the English Journey s End , we are given a realistic picture of the horrors of warfare in one of those artificial outposts on the Western Front. A number of men cooped up in a pillbox remain true unto death. It rains -unendingly - continuously - hopelessly. Shells burst overhead; an enemy plane flies over with devastating effect - one dead, three wounded. Two set forth on a quest for assistance, and we follow them in their exciting journey; but no help is possible till darkness has fallen. Meanwhile the pillbox falls in: the occupants are buried alive - thirst overpowers them - they try to open a way out - they try and they fail. At last help comes but too late - corpses are all that is to be found in Pillbox 17.This is the tale of true comradeship - a real war book, and a literary find.