{"product_id":"beyond-defeat-paperback","title":"Beyond Defeat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans Werner Richter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"More powerful by far than \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e and much more frightening.\" \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daring, brutal and moving tale of a young, enlisted German soldier who hates Hitler and yet must fight for his country. He is eventually captured by the Americans in the bloody battle at Cassino and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in the Missouri. Within the barbed wire, the camp is run by fervent Nazis who rule by terror and horrific violence while the disinterested Americans do nothing...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel was inspired by author \u003cb\u003eHans Werner Richter's\u003c\/b\u003e (1908 - 1993) own experiences as a German POW. He went on the write several critically-acclaimed novels and non-fiction books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not since \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e has there been such a moving story of what it was like to be a German soldier.\" \u003ci\u003eRapid City Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A graphic account...thought-provoking and timely. Richter's writing is pointedly sharp.\" \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tense and electrifying.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is as important a document and as powerful a novel as \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front.\" Montgomery Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is perhaps the finest novel to come out of post-war Germany. \" \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful, moving book... a story that begins with bare, harsh, stabbing realism...rapidly becomes a story whose chief interest is the ideas behind the action. And ideas, in the long run, are more exciting than bullets.\" \u003ci\u003eOakland Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53751103029555,"sku":"9781957868141","price":32.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/f_0NaK6vHW9781957868141.webp?v=1785280297","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/beyond-defeat-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}