description: A detailed and stunning picture of World War II from the other side. Author Walter Auer dispels long held views that all German soldiers, like the dreaded SS troops, were evil as he offers a telling first-hand account of battles on the eastern front as a Wehrmacht radio operator. Auer's book paints a compelling picture of the widespead carnage on soldiers from both Allied and Axis sides, in addition to atrocities commited against innocent Eastern Europeans. The theme running throught Auer's autobiography is that war is indeed hell, but always on both sides, and that glimpses of humanity were demonstrated on both sides even when waging war against each other.
language: English
title: The Way We Actually Were: Memories of a German Soldier World War II and Beyond
titlecomplete: The Way We Actually Were: Memories of a German Soldier World War II and Beyond
ratings_count: 3
publisher: WinPress Publishing