Infantry Aces: The German Soldier in Combat in WWII by Frank Kurowski is the considerably better-described semi-biography subject matter approach to exactly what it says in the title, also free courtesy of publisher Stackpole's Military History series.
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Amazon (not available to Canadians).
Description (see? you can be brief *and* informative as well)
- Combat stories of eight German infantry soldiers: one paratrooper, two members of the Waffen-SS, and five members of the Wehrmacht
- A concluding chapter examines infantry tactics
This is an authentic account of German infantry aces, common foot soldiers who were thrust into a blazing maelstrom of bloody horror the world had never seen. On the frozen Russian steppes, under the scorching African desert sun, and in the final desperate battles, they were outnumbered and outgunned and faced impossible odds. Here are the fascinating stories of the men who stared death in the face during some of the most brutal battles ever waged.