Blood Red Snow
The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Blood Red Snow
Buy Now for £18.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Nigel Patterson
About this listen
Gunter Koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing, and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some 40 years later that it came to light and became Blood Red Snow.
The author was a keen recruit at initial training, and his excitement at the first encounter with the enemy in the Russian Steppe is obvious. The horror and confusion of fighting in the streets of Stalingrad are brought to life by his descriptions of the others in his unit; their differing manners and techniques for dealing with the squalor and death. He is also posted to Romania and Italy, assignments he remembers fondly compared to his time on the Eastern Front.
This book stands as a memorial to the huge numbers on both sides who did not survive and is, over five decades later, the fulfillment of a responsibility he feels to honor the memory of those who perished. Gunter K. Koschorrek was a machine-gunner on the Russian front in WWII. He lives in Germany, having retired from his job as managing director of a sales company.
©2002 Greenhill Books (P)2018 TantorListeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about Blood Red Snow
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- paul hadfeild
- 23-09-18
very good book
i liked this book it's a good story ,glosses over atrocities and keeps talking about kalashnikov's which didn't exsist until after ww2 but other than that you get the idea it's mainly true .
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
8 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Harry
- 08-02-21
Engrossing
A harrowing account of war on the eastern front, told through the eyes of a man caught up in it. The story is told with no political ideals, or historical judgement. A fantastic listen.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Graham Finlay
- 02-10-19
Great Book
My first audio book, was a great listen. Detail was excellent as were the story lines. A horrific campaign for both sides.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- B COOK
- 18-09-19
fantastic read
what a fantastic story. So nice to hear the account from the other side. Lest We Forget
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Weary Gardener
- 20-04-20
Excellent
Entertaining and very easy to listen. Highly recommended. Very detailed description of ww2 battlesband hardship.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Significant Other.
- 20-01-21
Well worth a listen.
An awesome description of life on the Eastern Front 1941/42 and the subsequent retreat West. (For those lucky enough to escape from Stalingrad)
The author’s descriptions are detailed and the story is delivered very well by the narrator, whose pronunciation of German names, words and places; is flawless.
Highly recommended.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Matthew n.
- 05-08-18
Honest view of the brutality of the Eastern front
Have to say this is very engagjng memoir both through the context of the narrative and the performancs of the narrator a must listen for anyone interested in ww2 eastern front from german perspective or ww2 memoirs in general
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Ian A
- 18-01-19
Excellent.
Superb first hand account, is up there with Guy Sajers The Forgotten Soldier. Epic all round.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Ovekat
- 01-09-21
The Russian front from a German perspective.
A biographical account of the war on the eastern front from a German soldier's perspective. Fascinating story from a couple of points of view. Firstly, it deals with the gradual grinding down of the German army by the rampant Red Army advance through the experiences of Gunter Koschorrek. Secondly, the theme running through the book amplifies where it all went wrong for the Germans in the east and how the lack of equipment, inability to replace dead and wounded men in sufficient numbers and severe logistical supply problems resulted in predictable ultimate defeat.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Paul
- 16-06-22
Amazing book
I’ve just finished listening to this for the second time. It’s the true story of a german solider on the eastern front. This situations he lived through were very intense and it’s a miracle he survived to write this book. I would definitely recommend to anyone who has an interest in war stories and WW2
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!