num_pages: 320
description: This gripping historical novel chronicles the life of a young German soldier during WWII. Erich Stecker is an aspiring doctor from the small Bavarian village of Holzheim; he is engaged to nursing student Maria Juergens. However, their personal plans are interrupted by Hitler’s invasion of Poland. Because of the tide of nationalism and egotistical ambitions of a despotic dictator, fate ultimately overcomes the future Erich has planned for himself, Maria, and their families in peaceful, pastoral Holzheim. Maria becomes a member of the Army Nurse Corps. Erich is selected for Hitler’s Special Forces, the Deathhead Brigade. The soldiers are ordered to assist the German Sixth Army in capturing Stalingrad, a contest between the egos of two tyrannical dictators which proves to be one of the worst warfare experiences in history.
language: English
title: Beneath the Snows of Stalingrad
titlecomplete: Beneath the Snows of Stalingrad
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Dorrance Pub Co