Die Deutsche Reichsbahn im Zweiten Weltkrieg

by Janusz Piekałkiewicz

This profusely illustrated title, GERMAN LANGUAGE TEXT, shows the German railways in World War Two. Once described as "the most valuable asset of the Reich", the railroads were quite literally the arteries of life upon which all wartime efforts depended for the speedy movement of men and materials over long distances. This photo book chronicles the many and varied wartime activities and actions throughout Europe of the German National Railway. This is a fascinating look at a fascinating yet previously overlooked and undocumented aspect of the German war effort in World War Two. Two hundred and forty-six photos document in detail this fascinating chronicle. GERMAN LANGUAGE TEXT - NO ENGLISH

194 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 2008

About the author

Janusz Piekałkiewicz (1925 – 1988) was a Polish underground soldier, historian, writer, as well as a television and cinema director and producer.

He was a world-renowned author on many aspects of World War II history; over 30 of his books have been printed, most of them in German, and later translated to other languages. He also wrote from his experiences during the war and specialized in detailing operations within the secret services. A unique characteristic of many of his books is that chapters contain two parts. Firstly, he describes details and contemporary quoted sources and then, in the second part, he provides analysis and own commentaries to those events. According to critics, this results in a very objective presentation of the material. In addition to his well-known history books, he also wrote books about treasure hunting.