{"product_id":"soldaten-neitzel-welzer","title":"Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying","description":"\u003c!-- KATE'S TREASURES15 — DAD'S BOOKS FORMAT --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; color: #1b1b1b;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003eSoldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful and unsettling study of Second World War combat built around the unguarded conversations of German prisoners of war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #d8d0c4; border-top: 4px solid #0b3d91; border-radius: 10px; padding: 14px 15px; margin: 0 0 16px 0; background: #fbf9f5; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 15px; color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eFrom Dad's Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eThis copy comes from my dad's personal collection. Dad was an actor and scriptwriter with a genuine interest in history, human behaviour and books willing to confront difficult subjects without simplifying them. He was drawn to accounts that examined what people actually thought and did during extraordinary circumstances, rather than relying only on later explanations. His collection remains an important part of \u003cstrong\u003eKate's Treasures15\u003c\/strong\u003e, with each book now looking for a new home where it can continue to be read and appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eWritten by \u003cstrong\u003eSönke Neitzel\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHarald Welzer\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSoldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying\u003c\/strong\u003e draws on secretly recorded conversations between German prisoners of war who did not know they were being overheard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eTheir discussions provide a disturbing insight into combat, violence, duty, ideology and personal responsibility, revealing attitudes that are often absent from official accounts and carefully constructed later recollections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA challenging and revealing study for readers interested in Second World War history, military culture, wartime psychology and the circumstances in which extreme behaviour can become normalised.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; height: 4px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 16px 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0b3d91, #1e90ff);\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-size: 15px;\"\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 8px 18px; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPaperback\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eAuthors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSönke Neitzel \u0026amp; Harald Welzer\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b3d91;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSimon \u0026amp; Schuster UK\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEnglish\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eHistorical Period\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSecond World War\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCombat, Violence \u0026amp; Military Culture\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eFocus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGerman POW Conversations\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eReader Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWWII History \u0026amp; Wartime Psychology\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; border-radius: 10px; padding: 12px 14px; margin: 0 0 14px 0; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003ePre-owned and in good overall condition. The cover shows visible shelf and storage wear, including a crease to the top-left corner of the back cover, light edge wear and minor surface marks to the rear. The pages are clean and the spine remains structurally sound. Please examine all photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #d8dfe8; border-radius: 10px; padding: 12px 14px; margin: 0 0 14px 0; background: #f5f8fc;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #0b3d91;\"\u003eArya's Approval\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003eAn unsettling study of how soldiers understood violence, duty and personal responsibility during war. The unguarded nature of the conversations makes this especially revealing, exposing attitudes that official accounts can easily hide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 7px; font-size: 12px; color: #0b3d91;\"\u003e★★★★★ 5 Paws from Arya\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; border-radius: 10px; padding: 12px; margin: 0 0 10px 0; background: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer;\"\u003eDispatch \u0026amp; Delivery\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 12px 0 8px 0;\"\u003eOrders placed \u003cstrong\u003ebefore 6am on a working day\u003c\/strong\u003e are dispatched the same day. 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