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Submitted by Maury Hirschkorn
9:19 on 7 April 2009 |
I just got a book entitled, "God Said No! The Commissar's Boots" by Peter Kreutzfeldt and Walter Rickoff. It is about a medic in Hitler's Escort Battalion. Is it a memoir or a
work of fiction? |
Submitted by John Lancer
9:30 on 7 April 2009 |
Quoting the publisher's description of the book:
The book is autobiographical, but written in the form of a novel. |
Submitted by Maury Hirschkorn
9:51 on 7 April 2009 |
What does that mean? Does that mean that it's a memoir
with a lot of stuff made-up to make it more interesting?
If you know the authors, please answer the question. |
Submitted by John Lancer
9:59 on 7 April 2009 |
"...in the form of a novel" means it is fiction.
You would need to consult with the author to find out what parts are factual. Only he could tell you. |
Submitted by Maury Hirschkorn
14:57 on 9 April 2009 |
The book, "God Said No! The Commissar's Boots" reads like
a work of fiction. I contacted the author Peter Kreutzfeldt about it, and he wrote the following:
"Dear Maury Hirschkorn,
Walter Rickhoff was my step father. Over quite a long period of time he wrote down in German/English what he
experienced during those years. I arranged what he wrote
into the book it is now. There was no made up stuff. He
still had the scars from all the times he was wounded."
Another similar book will be published soon. It's entitled, "For Fuhrer, Folk and Fatherland" by Wolfgang
Gagel. It is a memoir of a German soldier who fought in
France and Russia during World War II. Wolfgang Gagel
told me that his father Albin Gagel told him about his
wartime experiences, and he wrote them down.
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Submitted by Maury Hirschkorn
4:41 on 20 September 2010 |
The book, "Fuhrer, Folk and Fatherland" by Wolfgang
Gagel, is now published. It's well written and
interesting. Check it out. |
