• PugJesus@kbin.socialOPM
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      1 year ago

      Storm of Steel is a very good WW1 memoir by a German stormtrooper. I imagine many of the general themes would appear familiar to French assault troops. You really have to be a bit crazy to volunteer for such a job, and to be good at it. Crave the adrenaline, the closeness to death.