{"product_id":"9781529414691","title":"From the Front line : Stalingrad, Treblinka, Berlin - 1941-45","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Grossman, Vasily \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 18\/06\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 512 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529414691,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There are always good reasons for reading Grossman, but few times are as resonant as our own' Financial Times'At the heart of his writing lies a tireless humanity and empathy' Telegraph'Grossman combines a journalist's eye with a novelist's empathy' SpectatorJune 22, 1941: Launch of Operation Barbarossa. Hitler invades the Soviet Union. Vasily Grossman soon begins a new career as a war reporter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the next four years, he covers all the major battles of the Eastern Front, from Stalingrad to Berlin, crafting brutally vivid reports that were read by millions of soldiers and civilians alike. And, as the war draws to a close, he was one of the first to expose the horrors of the Treblinka death camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrossman had a remarkable memory and the ability to win the trust of men and women from all walks of life: snipers, generals, fighter pilots, peasants, soldiers in a Soviet penal battalion and German prisoners of war. And his ability to write so vividly, and with such understanding, about world-changing events while they were still unfolding may well be unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together the best of the forty-nine articles he wrote for the Red Star newspaper, often in newly unearthed versions that have not been distorted by censors. It demonstrates more clearly than ever what an extraordinary amount Grossman witnessed during only a few years.  Translated from the Russian by Robert and Elizabeth ChandlerIntroductory material, notes and editorial apparatus by Robert Chandler and Julia Volohova\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57484417696117,"sku":"9781529414691","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529414691.jpg?v=1786269239","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529414691","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}