Life of a Nazi Soldier

The Way People Live

by Eleanor H. Ayer

Using personal narratives, this book illustrates the daily lives of German soldiers in World War II, from their early victories on the Western and Eastern Fronts to their defeats at Stalingrad and the Battle of the Bulge, and the ultimate collapse of the Third Reich.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Eleanor H. Ayer is an American novelist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her book Parallel Journeys. She was born and raised in Vermont, and was inspired to write at an early age by her mother's career as a teacher. She attended Syracuse University.

Reviews

[Paige · Rating 3 out of 5]

I rated this book a 3/5. I enjoyed reading it because it taught me a lot about not only the Holocast, but the Nazi soldiers. There was a great amount of information the author gave the readers, but I felt some sections of information was over explained. At times, I started to skip words and paragraphs because I got a little bored of that one topic, but the author did a fine job at thoroughly explaining the life of a Nazi Soldier.

[Thomas Andrikus · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's quite interesting to learn firsthand what it felt to be fighting on Germany's side during WW2. And this book tells those collective experiences more from a German perspective, as opposed to most other books where the views are slanted towards Anglo-American voice.