My Life in the Red Army

A warm and rollicking adventure. I’m not sure I believed every fortuitous reunion and last minute rescue—not to mention the chorus line of girls throwing themselves at dear Fred—but he does tell a good story, providing an intimate picture of day-to-day life in the Soviet army from an outsider’s pers......more

Interesting soldiers perspective Personal account of being in the Red army. Nothing strategic. Just personal survival. Easy to read and interesting. A bit magical in how he kept running into his acquaintances.......more

A delightful yarn. Sort of Forest Gump and the crew from Animal House, join the Red Army for WWII.......more

An interesting autobiography from a Polish citizen conscripted into the Red Army after the Nazi and Soviet invasions of 1939. Like most autobiographies, the reader cannot take the story as gospel - but it is an entertaining read that lends some insight to the life of a Red Army soldier in the early......more

Interesting first-hand account Interesting, brief account of author's experience as a Polish forced inductee info the Red Army during the initial outbreak of war between Russia and Germany.......more