Over the ice and the Sahara, Nad ledem a Saharou, Peter W. Stahl

The book is inspired by the war diary of P. W. Stahl, a member of the Kampfgeschwader 30, armed with Junkers Ju 88 aircraft.
At the time when Germany defeats the Netherlands, Stahl is undergoing training at Ju 88. After the surrender of Belgium, he becomes a direct participant in the defeat of France. He personally experiences the Battle of Britain and the bombing of London, Liverpool, Coventry…
Together with the exhausted unit, he is transferred to Norwegian territory, from where he operates against British convoys bringing war aid to the Soviet Union. He was later transferred to Moscow. From there, he returns north to find himself in Sicily. In the Mediterranean and Africa, he is witnessing Germany’s desperate resisting growing pressure from Allied troops.
The leitmotif of the thrilling story is the helpless pilot’s helpless resistance to incompetent command and the simple human desire to survive.

Year of publication: 2018
Publisher: Nase vojsko
Binding, number of pages: Book binding, 336 pages + 32 pages of pictorial appendix
Dimensions: 162 x 232 mm
Zanr: Roman autobiographically

Оriginal

Kniha je inspirovana valecnym denikem P. W. Stahla, prislusnika Kampfgeschwader 30, vyzbrojene letouny Junkers Ju 88. Jeho zaznamy zpracoval Manfred Jager do podoby ctiveho autobiografickeho romanu, ktery je nekompromisnim obrazem nemecke letecke valky.
V dobe, kdy Nemecko porazi Nizozemsko, prochazi Stahl vycvikem na Ju 88. Po kapitulaci Belgie se stava primym ucastnikem porazky Francie. Osobne proziva bitvu o Britanii a bombardovani Londyna, Liverpoolu, Coventry…
Spolu s vycerpanou jednotkou je prelozen na norske uzemi, odkud operuje proti britskym konvojum privazejicim valecnou pomoc Sovetskemu svazu. Pozdeji je prevelen k Moskve. Odtud se vraci zpet na sever, aby se vzapeti ocitl az na Sicilii. Ve Stredomori a v Africe je svedkem toho, jak se Nemecko zoufale brani silicimu tlaku spojeneckych vojsk.
Leitmotivem napinaveho pribehu je bezmocny odpor statecneho pilota vuci neschopnemu veleni a prosta lidska touha prezit.

Rok vydani: 2018
Nakladatel: Nase vojsko
Vazba, pocet stran: Kniha vazana, 336 stran + 32 stran obrazove prilohy
Rozmery: 162 x 232 mm
Zanr: Roman autobiograficky