Cross of Iron (Cassell Military Classics)
A depleted German platoon in Russia during WWII under their Sergeant Steiner.A new captain arrives, thinking the Eastern Front will be his chance to get an Iron Cross.
The rest of the troops are described well, and their interactions are about the small things that play on their minds, rather than the larger picture.
Similar to Das Boot this is a fairly gloomy, introspective look at the war, not concerning itself with the high ideals of the Party but more on the effect on the men at the receiving end of the orders.
There are lots of tense moments but it never gets bogged down.
 - Willi Heinrich)
