There is only a thin red line between sanity and madness. For the "Grossdeutschland" division, the 52nd Fighter Wing and the five major armored divisions of the Waffen-SS, their jaw-dropping "records" are built on numerous bones. Think of the dead souls in the Dachau concentration camp, the tortured prisoners of war in the Ardennes Forest and the starving people everywhere in Leningrad. The more "good things" like this, the more elusive peace becomes. For the Royal Air Force fighters and the 82nd Airborne Division, their courageous march forward and fighting side by side are for the early arrival of the light of peace. Each of them can answer the world like Major Winster, commander of E Company of the 0th Airborne Division, "I was not a hero in the war, but I served with the heroes."
Reader comments
This book gave me a deeper understanding of war. The author's writing is real and shocking, as if I had personally experienced the scenes in the book. Especially when I see those who fought bravely for peace in war, I can't help but think of my own love, which also requires courage and persistence in the face of difficulties. This book makes me appreciate my current life more, and also makes me understand that peace is hard-won.
This book gave me a deeper understanding of war. The author's writing is real and shocking, as if I had personally experienced the scenes in the book. Especially when I see those who fought bravely for peace in war, I can't help but think of my own love, which also requires courage and persistence in the face of difficulties. This book makes me appreciate my current life more, and also makes me understand that peace is hard-won.