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Description for Zero Hour
Paperback. An autobiographical novel of World War I experiences in the German ranks, this book equates duty with camaraderie and finds a balance between bitterness and hawkishness. It experiences war through the keen eyes of Hans Volkenborn, a well-bred officer-candidate whose youthful enthusiasm turns to angst and disillusion. Series: Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FJMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
An autobiographical novel of World War I experiences in the German ranks, ""Zero Hour"" equates duty with camaraderie and finds a balance between bitterness and hawkishness. The war is experienced here through the keen eyes of Hans Volkenborn, a well-bred officer-candidate whose youthful enthusiasm turns to angst and disillusion. The sole comfort of his experience is fellowship with his comrades, but even that abates over time. Grabenhorst recalls specifics of battlefield actions on the Western Front with a visceral language that resonates still today. Of particular historical importance are accounts of combat in the Ypres campaign in 1917, and the ... Read more
An autobiographical novel of World War I experiences in the German ranks, ""Zero Hour"" equates duty with camaraderie and finds a balance between bitterness and hawkishness. The war is experienced here through the keen eyes of Hans Volkenborn, a well-bred officer-candidate whose youthful enthusiasm turns to angst and disillusion. The sole comfort of his experience is fellowship with his comrades, but even that abates over time. Grabenhorst recalls specifics of battlefield actions on the Western Front with a visceral language that resonates still today. Of particular historical importance are accounts of combat in the Ypres campaign in 1917, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The University of South Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Series
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570036620
SKU
KTK0093988
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Georg Grabenhorst
Georg Grabenhorst (1899-1997) served as a probationary officer during World War I. After the war he earned a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Kiel and served as an executive officer of the Regional History Society for Lower Saxony and, later, with the West German Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Of the numerous volumes of fiction and nonfiction he wrote, ... Read more
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