The War Diary of Johannes Krafft

by Johannes Krafft, Michael A. O'Neill (Translator)

Overview

"The hearse driver gave me a letter; it's a last farewell to his wife and his two children. He'd shown me the photograph of his children. The man is pale and looks stricken. It's certain that he's thinks he going to die. I try to comfort him and will stay beside him for as long as possible during the fighting. He says to me: "I know without a doubt that I'll be staying here today. You've got my goodbye letter to my home; bring it to my wife"."
Injured for the first time in the early days of the war, Johannes Krafft has time to contemplate the turmoil of his world and the irresistible pull of comradeship in adversity, the unquenchable, intense longing for lost love and intimacy in the face of death.
Once recovered, Johannes returns to the front. The slaughter of friends, comrades and the enemy can begin for him once more.
But finally, having seen his friends cut down during an attack, a dum-dum bullet leaves him with the choice: keep your legs or stay alive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855657319
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	11/04/2023
Series:	Dying for the Kaiser , #1
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

The writer and translator Michael A. O'Neill lived and worked in Germany for twenty years as a TV producer/director and scriptwriter on WWI, WWII and other historical documentaries. He wrote, narrated, and composed the music for the six-part 'Hitler’s War' TV series and has also written many biographies of such cultural icons as Queen, Sir Alex Ferguson, Alexander McQueen or rock gods the Rolling Stones and 70s idol Joni Mitchell.
His other translations include the two six-part series: 'In the Trenches of WWI', 'Brothers and Comrades’, and 'Dying for the Kaiser', a compilation of WWI photos, diaries and letters.