Defeat in the EastJürgen Thorwald

Defeat in the East

Russia conquers, January to May 1945

by Jürgen Thorwald · first published 1967

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  • WalterBright · Jan 13, 2024 · Recommends

    You might want to read "Defeat In The East" by Juergen Thorwald https://www.amazon.com/Defeat-East-Juergen-Thorwald/dp/05531... People are still the same. We're called "murder apes" for a reason.

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  • toberoni · Jan 13, 2024 · Critical

    …this book as an example of human cruelty, but I think you should be aware of the author’s past when you recommend his work. Jürgen Thorwald was a real former Nazi propagandist. The German version of Defeat in the East was written only 10 years after another of his books has been published with a foreword of Hermann Göring in it. It is interesting as a contemporary document and Thorwald changed his public attitude after…

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