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TANK RIDER INTO THE REICH WITH THE RED ARMY
Book Type: C By Evgeni Bessonov. Honest and irrepressibly frank, Bessonov's dramatic memoirs reveal just what it was like to fight the Germans on the Eastern Front. There he played a part in this clash of titans and he witnessed the shuddering collapse of the Third Reich. A tank rider and officer in an elite Guards unit of the Third Army, Bessonov rode tanks from Kursk, Through a western Russia Poland devastated by the Germans and right into the heart of Germany. Tank Rider is an atmospheric memoir of Bessonov telling his years of service in the vanguard of the Red Army and daily encounters with the German foe. A mere youth thrust into battle, he brings large-scale battles alive, recounts the sniping and skirmishing that tried and tested soldiers on both sides, and narrates the overwhelming tragedy and horror of apocalyptic warfare on the Eastern Front. Includes 32 photos and 12 maps. 256 pp. ![]() |