Twilight of the Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences with the 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, Eastern Front 1944-45

I thought it very interesting to hear war history from the German side! Apart from where they had to fight and come back from, it depended on their Commanding Officer how they came through the war! His Commanding Officer must have been held in high regard by the Americans and British. Obviously not the Russians! I would recommend this book to anyone, interested in all the history. Not just the winning side! The Germans went through hell, whereas they did what any other Soldier had to do. Follow orders from above! Some didn't like it any more than those Soldiers signing up to free the other countries. Why did some other nationalities join this particular SS group? Some believed in them, But the Swedish? Was it to prove that not all of Sweden believes what their Country did? And the interracial marriages between Germans and Swedes. They were better off than Germans and Jewish marriages! Even Hitler hid the fact that he had Jewish blood in his family!

An all consuming, provocative, riveting and breathe-taking experience. I was drawn towards this book (and others like it) by my hunger for stories told by the men (and women) who have lived through the most inconceivable highs, and unimaginable lows of the Ostfront. while giving me a new found respect for soldiers on the battlefield, 'Twilight of the Gods' has left me with numerous images in my mind that will stick with me for years to come. A few words on the Narration of the Audiobook; in the begginining i found the Narrator to be slightly Jarring to listen to, but that was quickly forgotten and i found myself happy that it was narrated with such emotion and feeling. Loved, and Hated every moment of it. Mat.