This is a single post from deeden.co.uk made during the period May 2002 to April 2009. During a previous grand redesign I decided to make a break with the past and consign the old entries to history. This entry is from January 2006 and lives here forevermore.

Best New Reading of 2005: Christmas at Stalingrad

Christmas at StalingradA short (76 pages) book about how the soldiers on both sides spent Christmas at Stalingrad during the Second World War. It’s both a sad and uplifting tale with the participants suffering horrific conditions yet at times maintaining their dignity and hope.

I tend to like the books of Antony Beevor with both Stalingrad and Berlin being particular favourites. This book seems to be an excerpt from Stalingrad, yet stands up on its own merits.