{"product_id":"beyond-defeat-hans-werner-richter-9781957868141","title":"Beyond Defeat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"More powerful by far than \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e and much more frightening.\" \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daring, brutal and moving tale of a young, enlisted German soldier who hates Hitler and yet must fight for his country. He is eventually captured by the Americans in the bloody battle at Cassino and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in the Missouri. Within the barbed wire, the camp is run by fervent Nazis who rule by terror and horrific violence while the disinterested Americans do nothing...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel was inspired by author \u003cb\u003eHans Werner Richter's\u003c\/b\u003e (1908 - 1993) own experiences as a German POW. He went on the write several critically-acclaimed novels and non-fiction books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not since \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e has there been such a moving story of what it was like to be a German soldier.\" \u003ci\u003eRapid City Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A graphic account...thought-provoking and timely. Richter's writing is pointedly sharp.\" \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tense and electrifying.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is as important a document and as powerful a novel as \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front.\" Montgomery Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is perhaps the finest novel to come out of post-war Germany. \" \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful, moving book... a story that begins with bare, harsh, stabbing realism...rapidly becomes a story whose chief interest is the ideas behind the action. And ideas, in the long run, are more exciting than bullets.\" \u003ci\u003eOakland Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans Werner Richter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957868147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957868141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"Hans Werner Richter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800708722943,"sku":"9781957868141","price":19.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-defeat-hans-werner-richter-9781957868141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}