Takumi Fuji Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I'm looking into reading a intresting World war 2 book. Mainly about the Nazi's side of the story. I've been looking at "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" but i also saw alot more books about the Nazis. If anybody have read books about the Nazi's side of the story can you give one to recommend me? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCat Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hey there Fuji! I am not really interested in the subject but I read a Danish author religiously back when I was in highschool and his name was Sven Hassel. He participated in WW2 on the German side and after the war wrote the books about his experiences. He fought all over Europe, from Italy to Russia and he showed a very different side of the war. A human and cruel one, the war of the random soldier. There is a certain degree of controversy surrounding his works mind you, some even saying that he never even served in the war but I find it hard to believe and even so it does not make his books any less good. Hope this helps you a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hi Fuji, I can recommend Das Boot by Lothar Gunther Buchheim. While it's a fictional story, it is drawn from the author's actual experiences on a U-boat during WW2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Although not about Nazis, The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer would be my recommendation. He was a young French/German soldier in the GrossDeutchland Division on the Russian Front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCat Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Hi Fuji, I can recommend Das Boot by Lothar Gunther Buchheim. While it's a fictional story, it is drawn from the author's actual experiences on a U-boat during WW2. Wow the movie was made after a book? Thx for mentioning it, I will add it to my TBR list. The movie was excellent so I now have high hopes for the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) I'm looking into reading a intresting World war 2 book. Mainly about the Nazi's side of the story. Do you mean from a Nazi viewpoint, or from a German viewpoint? Or do you mean focusing on the Nazis/Germans? Fiction or non-fiction? You give The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich as an example, but that's not from the Nazi/German perspective, so am a bit uncertain what precisely you would like recommended. In the meantime, I can second Das Boot simply because it's a great novel. Edited July 9, 2016 by willoyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Post WWII, but I can recommend Fatherland, by Robert Harris (it is set in an alternate future where Germany won the war). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Martian Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I can recommend I Flew For The Fuhrer by Heinz Knoke - he was a pilot in the Luftwaffe in WW2. A fascinating account of how his experiences - dogfights, seeing friends killed, etc - changed his outlook on life and his opinions of Germany and their role in the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Hh kirst . I haven't read them myself, but people who've read them, rate them highly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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