Soldier X book review.

Mike Humphrey  

10/18/13

Harper English 10

Soldier X book review

Soldier X is a WW2 book by Don Wulffson about a young German boy living in Berlin with a secret Russian background. He grew up in a war torn country,  that is now on the defensive. As the fighting continues he is forced into the army, given a rushed incomplete training, and sent to the worst part of the war, the Eastern front. “From the battlefields, especially those of Russia, maimed and crippled German soldiers returned with blank, dead stares.” (7) During a Russian assault, he is knocked unconscious in his trench, he wakes up under a Stalled Russian tank, and a piece of shrapnel sticking out of his knee. Listening to the sound of Russians executing Germans, he switches uniforms with a dead Russian and crawls from out from under the tank. Shot by a dying German officer, he is rushed off to a Russian field hospital, where he is nursed back to health by a young Russian nurse, they start to fall in love, but she soon begins to grow suspicious of his past. The book has an expert blend of drama, horror and action. It strains the use of detail and description in setting and other surroundings. It submerges the reader into a world torn by war and chaos.The writing style is elegant yet simple, a perfect read for someone who can stomach the gore and slightly depressing storyline. All in all, a great read who wants an action packed read mixed with a bit of history.