"In this brutally honest account, Wigand Wüster provides a glimpse into the Eastern Front of World War II rarely seen before. With frankness, humor, and perception, Wüster takes the reader from the heady days of the German 1942 summer offensive into the icy hell of Stalingrad's final hours-and finally into his Soviet captivity"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index. "This book is compiled from selected excerpts of his detailed memoir (over 700 pages) called "Göttingen-Stalingrad-München: Überleben war für uns nicht vorgesehen" which is currently only available in German as an e-book."--Galley.