This is the second volume of the memoirs of Dr Rehfeldt and, as with the first volume, it reads very well, providing a rare view of mortar units. The author has produced a rare account of what was a critical element in German artillery capabilities and he paints a vivid picture. – Very Highly Recommended.
NAME: Mortar Gunner On The Eastern Front, Volume II: Russia, Hungary, Lithuania and the Battle for East Prussia, The Memoir of Dr Hans Heinz Rehfeldt FILE: R3041 AUTHOR: Dr Hans Heinz Rehfeldt PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Pen & Sword BINDING: Hard back PRICE: £25.00 GENRE: Non Fiction SUBJECT: WWII, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, Eastern Front, Wehrmacht, Red Army, mortar support, artillery, retreat, defeat
ISBN: 978-1-78438-365-7
IMAGE: B3041.jpg BUYNOW: tinyurl.com/v4k695b PAGES: 340 LINKS: DESCRIPTION: This is the second volume of the memoirs of Dr Rehfeldt and, as with the first volume, it reads very well, providing a rare view of mortar units. The author has produced a rare account of what was a critical element in German artillery capabilities and he paints a vivid picture. – Very Highly Recommended. The author left for the front in October 1941 at a time when Germany was still dominant on the European and North African battle fronts. Volume II picks up his story as he returned to his old unit in May 1944 when Germany was being beaten back on all fronts and victory was no longer in prospect, only the hope of a reasonable defeat before the complete destruction of the Third Reich. The book is set in a logical series of sections, each addressing a battle front, followed by a section of images relating to that stage of the author's experiences. There are almost 200 images, photographs and hand-drawn maps produced by the author. This is a very worthwhile read for any with an interest in military history. It reads very easily and absorbs the reader. The images are very good but the text also paints pictures in words.