Moscow Tram Stop: A doctor's experiences with the German spearhead in Russia

by Heinrich Haape, Dennis Henshaw (Translator)

Personal account of the first phase of the Barbarossa campaign up to early 1942, written by a German doctor who served with the Wehrmacht in this theatre of operations.

Genres: World War II, History

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1957

Reviews

[Aidan Mc Carthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, this is a superb book and available again after many years. We follow the journey of a German doctor to the gates of Moscow.
But I must admit to being little annoyed at two rather silly statements within the introduction by Dr. Craig W.H. Luther.
The first is the declaration that Dr Haape was a "good German" just like every other German soldier who has written a memoir that I have read. It looks like a nazi was hard to find back then....
Then we have mention of the "surprise" the Germans got fighting the Soviet soldiers. Apparently the Soviets fought with "fanaticism" unlike the western armies on the western front. Their country just invaded and ravaged, would you expect the Russians to stand up and fight like gentlemen!!!.
The book though, is a must have, and we are lucky to have this reprint plus the update to the first edition…

[Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extremely powerful firsthand account of Operation Barbarossa. Some of the recounting of the attacks by the Red Army get to be a little repetitive but it's an incredibly powerful look at a very under-reported theatre of operations during World War II.