Steel Tracks and Silent Screams: An American in the Wehrmacht
About this audiobook
Steel Tracks and Silent Screams
An American in the Wehrmacht
Caught between two worlds. Forged in the fire of war. Haunted for a lifetime.
Jonathan Keller was just a teenager when his parents uprooted his life in America and moved the family to Nazi Germany in 1938. By 1941, he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht, finding himself behind the controls of a Tiger I tank—a steel fortress and a prison all at once. As war raged across Europe, Jonathan faced unrelenting battles, devastating loss, and moral dilemmas that would leave scars far deeper than those on the battlefield.
Told through an intimate interview decades after the war, Jonathan reflects on his journey from Stalingrad’s frozen ruins to the fiery chaos of Normandy and the desperate retreat to Berlin. Through it all, he wrestles with questions of survival, guilt, and whether redemption is ever truly possible.
Steel Tracks and Silent Screams is a haunting exploration of identity, loyalty, and the quiet resilience of the human spirit. It’s a story of camaraderie and loss, of impossible choices made in the heat of war, and of a man’s lifelong search for peace in the shadows of his past.
"Gripping, poignant, and unflinchingly real."
Step into the boots of a soldier trapped in a war not of his choosing and discover a side of World War II seldom told.
Will Jonathan ever find forgiveness—not from others, but from himself?
About the author
Growing up, I was captivated by the stories my grandfather shared about war. We spent countless hours together watching documentaries about the Second World War, and his vivid tales of courage, sacrifice, and resilience left an indelible mark on me. These moments not only sparked my fascination with history but ignited a lifelong passion for sharing these powerful narratives with others.
