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First published in 1957 and out of print for decades, Moscow Tram
Stop is a classic of World War II on the Eastern Front. Heinrich
Haape was a young doctor drafted into the German Wehrmacht just
before the war began. He was with the spearhead of Operation
Barbarossa, tasked with taking Moscow, when it invaded the Soviet
Union on June 22, 1941. Mere hours into the attack, Haape and his
fellow soldiers learned the hard way that the Red Army fought with
otherworldly tenacity even in defeat. The rapid advance of the
early days slowed during the summer, and Haape's division did not
begin the final push on Moscow until October. It was a hard slog,
plagued first by rain and mud, then by cold and snow. By early
December, German forces had reached the gates of the Soviet capital
but could press no farther. By winter's end, Haape's battalion of
800 had been reduced to a mere 28 soldiers. The doctor's account is
enthrallingly vivid. The drama and excitement never slacken as
Haape recounts his experiences from the unique perspective of a
doctor, who often had to join in the fighting himself and witnessed
the physical and psychological toll of combat.
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