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Bloody Stalingrad #1
Bloody Iced Bullet
November 1942, Russia: Stalingrad.
Leutnant Hausser, a young experienced infantry officer with the 76th Infantry Division is assigned with a handful of men to the south of Stalingrad. As the fighting heightens in the city, the officer and his men are sent to bolster the defences of their allies, the Romanians.
The front is relatively quiet, most believe the Russian Army is finished. The end of the bitter war in the east may only be days away.
Thinking of loved ones and home, they await the conclusion of the battle, comforted by promises that the victorious outcome will decide the war…that it will soon be all over. It may only be a matter of time before they see their families again.
Daily life has become more relaxed, in warm bunkers and well dug defences, they write letters and socialise with their allies. It may soon be time to go home.
As the German Sixth Army discovers just how vicious the fighting in Stalingrad can become, they take troops from their flanks in final attempts to take the city before the onset of 'another bitter Russian winter.' One last push will finish the Russians once and for all.
The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, has virtually driven the Red Air Force from the skies.
The Russian high command, STAVKA, are secretly planning to turn the tide of the war in the southern sector of the front as they see the weaker German allies occupy defensive positions either side of the city that holds Stalin's name. As the Russian offensive engulfs the flanks around Stalingrad, the young officer and his men desperately begin a battle for survival against bitter temperatures and time, oblivious to what the overall picture may be…and what their future holds.
Not everything is as it seems in the deepest cold of winter as a small group of men combat nature and a vicious and cunning enemy motivated by revenge to survive and escape.
With temperatures dropping to minus 25 to 35 degrees Celsius and a vicious struggle for survival against both nature and the cruelties of war, the portrayal of individual human reaction to fate and historical events is a gripping insight into the soldier on the frontline, thousands of miles from the decisions that will forge their individual destinies.
Having spent thirty years studying World War 2 and in particular, the Russian Front, these offerings are based on historical fact. The characters are fictitious, attempting to portray a realistic account of what the battle would have been like for individual soldiers. All units and actions are in accordance with actual events, including propaganda, deployment and individual division engagements.
Bloody Iced Bullet is available as an E-Book on Kindle, paperback in US book stores and via mail order across the world.
The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined.
Imagination is personal, free and to be cherished.
Leutnant Hausser, a young experienced infantry officer with the 76th Infantry Division is assigned with a handful of men to the south of Stalingrad. As the fighting heightens in the city, the officer and his men are sent to bolster the defences of their allies, the Romanians.
The front is relatively quiet, most believe the Russian Army is finished. The end of the bitter war in the east may only be days away.
Thinking of loved ones and home, they await the conclusion of the battle, comforted by promises that the victorious outcome will decide the war…that it will soon be all over. It may only be a matter of time before they see their families again.
Daily life has become more relaxed, in warm bunkers and well dug defences, they write letters and socialise with their allies. It may soon be time to go home.
As the German Sixth Army discovers just how vicious the fighting in Stalingrad can become, they take troops from their flanks in final attempts to take the city before the onset of 'another bitter Russian winter.' One last push will finish the Russians once and for all.
The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, has virtually driven the Red Air Force from the skies.
The Russian high command, STAVKA, are secretly planning to turn the tide of the war in the southern sector of the front as they see the weaker German allies occupy defensive positions either side of the city that holds Stalin's name. As the Russian offensive engulfs the flanks around Stalingrad, the young officer and his men desperately begin a battle for survival against bitter temperatures and time, oblivious to what the overall picture may be…and what their future holds.
Not everything is as it seems in the deepest cold of winter as a small group of men combat nature and a vicious and cunning enemy motivated by revenge to survive and escape.
With temperatures dropping to minus 25 to 35 degrees Celsius and a vicious struggle for survival against both nature and the cruelties of war, the portrayal of individual human reaction to fate and historical events is a gripping insight into the soldier on the frontline, thousands of miles from the decisions that will forge their individual destinies.
Having spent thirty years studying World War 2 and in particular, the Russian Front, these offerings are based on historical fact. The characters are fictitious, attempting to portray a realistic account of what the battle would have been like for individual soldiers. All units and actions are in accordance with actual events, including propaganda, deployment and individual division engagements.
Bloody Iced Bullet is available as an E-Book on Kindle, paperback in US book stores and via mail order across the world.
The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined.
Imagination is personal, free and to be cherished.
285 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 19, 2014
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About the author
Andrew McGregor
38 books8 followersLooking back, my interest in writing and reading have always been significant in my life. It's sometimes difficult to comprehend just how much enjoyment you achieve from something that you continually perform, both in your professional and private life.
As a boy, I used to write reports of the local football matches in my home town in northern Scotland. My favourite stories to write at the time were adventure and war and how the human condition adapts to the pressures of fate and unpredictability.
Fascinated by history, I used to consume books at a frantic rate, reading personal accounts and historical works across all ages. I became frustrated when reading articles that would compromise fact for common belief.
This reading and writing continued through my teens and into my twenties when I attempted to publish one work on the Russian Front. This was rejected due to the format of the offering, and I seemed to lose momentum at that point with a business and career pushing what I believed to be a childhood dream into the background.
My parents had always encouraged me in whatever I did, and this continued, with my father occasionally enquiring if I had written anything. I had continued to devise potential ideas for books, stories, twists of fate, etc. All this whilst carrying on with everyday life, sitting at traffic lights, awaking from a dream, waiting in a bar, etc. I had written a number of outlines for plots and jotted ideas down, all saved for a future that I perhaps never imagined would come to fruition.
Last year, my father unfortunately passed away and it was on the train to assist in the arrangements for the funeral that the laptop was opened and a realisation that I had supressed an ambition for far too long drifted across my thoughts. All the plots and stories poured back, the silly twists that life throws at us, comical endings to situations and the 'itch I could never scratch', understanding fate's choices and the luck in life. I determined at that point, on a train somewhere south of Paris, that I would finally achieve what I had always dreamed of and write. At the end of the journey, the train pulling into Bezier...I had completed the first chapter.
To be honest I never contemplated anyone would want to read what I had written, but believed simply to accomplish the stories I had devised and dreamed about.
I really hope the style is appealing or the stories as well explained as they are in my mind, the colour, the temperature, the smells and senses, the determination to portray realism or believability will always motivate me. These thoughts and considerations remain the possession of the person generous enough to read the offerings, and perhaps that is only right.
Every time I press 'publish', the rush of a variety of emotions are practically intoxicating, the fear and apprehension will drive me to read what I have created again (even though it is now 'out there') and then sit back and ask myself, 'could that be any better?' There in perhaps lies the enjoyment, the vulberability mixed with a sense of achievement.
The motivation for me lies with the imagination...what will the reader see, how will they see it? Has it been explained in enough detail or have I provided too much, thus robbing the reader of their own unconscious creativity?
I now write every day, thoroughly enjoying it. The contemplation, considering the characters, how they develop. what they see and do, what could happen next, etc is extremely addictive.
I hope the person generous enough to read what is written finds it just as enjoyable.
Living in West London, I have had a wide variety of jobs through the police, ambulance service, working for a billionaire and at a major airport, I believe my lifelong fascination with fate and human nature is now only just beginning.
Thank you for the motivation and encouragement to continue, its a fabulous gift.
As a boy, I used to write reports of the local football matches in my home town in northern Scotland. My favourite stories to write at the time were adventure and war and how the human condition adapts to the pressures of fate and unpredictability.
Fascinated by history, I used to consume books at a frantic rate, reading personal accounts and historical works across all ages. I became frustrated when reading articles that would compromise fact for common belief.
This reading and writing continued through my teens and into my twenties when I attempted to publish one work on the Russian Front. This was rejected due to the format of the offering, and I seemed to lose momentum at that point with a business and career pushing what I believed to be a childhood dream into the background.
My parents had always encouraged me in whatever I did, and this continued, with my father occasionally enquiring if I had written anything. I had continued to devise potential ideas for books, stories, twists of fate, etc. All this whilst carrying on with everyday life, sitting at traffic lights, awaking from a dream, waiting in a bar, etc. I had written a number of outlines for plots and jotted ideas down, all saved for a future that I perhaps never imagined would come to fruition.
Last year, my father unfortunately passed away and it was on the train to assist in the arrangements for the funeral that the laptop was opened and a realisation that I had supressed an ambition for far too long drifted across my thoughts. All the plots and stories poured back, the silly twists that life throws at us, comical endings to situations and the 'itch I could never scratch', understanding fate's choices and the luck in life. I determined at that point, on a train somewhere south of Paris, that I would finally achieve what I had always dreamed of and write. At the end of the journey, the train pulling into Bezier...I had completed the first chapter.
To be honest I never contemplated anyone would want to read what I had written, but believed simply to accomplish the stories I had devised and dreamed about.
I really hope the style is appealing or the stories as well explained as they are in my mind, the colour, the temperature, the smells and senses, the determination to portray realism or believability will always motivate me. These thoughts and considerations remain the possession of the person generous enough to read the offerings, and perhaps that is only right.
Every time I press 'publish', the rush of a variety of emotions are practically intoxicating, the fear and apprehension will drive me to read what I have created again (even though it is now 'out there') and then sit back and ask myself, 'could that be any better?' There in perhaps lies the enjoyment, the vulberability mixed with a sense of achievement.
The motivation for me lies with the imagination...what will the reader see, how will they see it? Has it been explained in enough detail or have I provided too much, thus robbing the reader of their own unconscious creativity?
I now write every day, thoroughly enjoying it. The contemplation, considering the characters, how they develop. what they see and do, what could happen next, etc is extremely addictive.
I hope the person generous enough to read what is written finds it just as enjoyable.
Living in West London, I have had a wide variety of jobs through the police, ambulance service, working for a billionaire and at a major airport, I believe my lifelong fascination with fate and human nature is now only just beginning.
Thank you for the motivation and encouragement to continue, its a fabulous gift.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
February 5, 2019
Good Read
An interesting story of a small and mixed German and Romanian army platoon trying to fight their way back to rejoin their forces in Stalingrad. There is almost non stop and very well written combat action which depicts the horror that occurred during this battle. The only problem for me was that the characters are not well drawn and we don’t get to know any of them as individuals.
An interesting story of a small and mixed German and Romanian army platoon trying to fight their way back to rejoin their forces in Stalingrad. There is almost non stop and very well written combat action which depicts the horror that occurred during this battle. The only problem for me was that the characters are not well drawn and we don’t get to know any of them as individuals.
February 21, 2017
Andrew McGregor paints a pretty terrifying picture as the German forces advanced upon the Volga River determined to access the river and reach valuable resources within Russia. The intricate details McGregor writes, builds excitement and suspense in this fictional telling and makes you feel like you were there alongside the German and Romanian troops suffering in the bitter cold and fighting the inferior but tenacious Russian army.
This war drama audiobook is narrated by Skyler Morgan clocks in at over 11 hours, Skyler has a subdued way of narrating that to me fits nicely with war/military genre. The one criticism I have is with the pacing, it’s a bit slow but I feel it has more to do with editing than with Skyler’s narrating. Overall, I riveted by the storytelling and it’s a stark reminder that war is hell!
This book was gifted to me exchange for an unbiased review!
This war drama audiobook is narrated by Skyler Morgan clocks in at over 11 hours, Skyler has a subdued way of narrating that to me fits nicely with war/military genre. The one criticism I have is with the pacing, it’s a bit slow but I feel it has more to do with editing than with Skyler’s narrating. Overall, I riveted by the storytelling and it’s a stark reminder that war is hell!
This book was gifted to me exchange for an unbiased review!
March 5, 2018
WOW!
What a read some of the battle scenes just made me breathless. It is very real while you are reading it, very descriptive making me realise what soldiers go through in war. God bless them all.
What a read some of the battle scenes just made me breathless. It is very real while you are reading it, very descriptive making me realise what soldiers go through in war. God bless them all.
November 11, 2020
From the first chapter you are heavily involved in a fight to the death in the ice and snow surrounding Stalingrad. Story centers around Hausser, a German lieutenant and his squad of soldier including some Romanians who have survived the initial impact to the Soviet counterattack in November 42. It is a grim unrelenting story of their "escape" to the encircled German forces in the city. The fighting is graphic and McGegor's knowledge of the weapons and tactics of both sides makes the story really come alive.
His biggest weakness is the characters. Tatu the Romanian quartermaster is the only one that seems to be more than a silhouette of a person. lt is hard to empathize with someone that you only know as soldier X and nothing about his thoughts, background etc.
That is a minor thing -- if you like guns and bangs, this is truly the book for you with excellent historical perspective. Damn fine book like "the forgotten soldier" by Guy Sayer.
His biggest weakness is the characters. Tatu the Romanian quartermaster is the only one that seems to be more than a silhouette of a person. lt is hard to empathize with someone that you only know as soldier X and nothing about his thoughts, background etc.
That is a minor thing -- if you like guns and bangs, this is truly the book for you with excellent historical perspective. Damn fine book like "the forgotten soldier" by Guy Sayer.
April 5, 2018
Good book
This was a pretty good book. It was fiction based on reality and gives you a feeling of what it might have been like to be there.
This was a pretty good book. It was fiction based on reality and gives you a feeling of what it might have been like to be there.
August 18, 2019
A great fiction based on fact
I loved the characters and the attention to detail. Andrew is a great writer. I will read anything he writes
I loved the characters and the attention to detail. Andrew is a great writer. I will read anything he writes
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