Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. First published in 1955 german and translated in 1956, it is written by willi heinrich, who served with the 101st jager division from 194145 and was wounded five times. Death struggle tough sergeant steiner commanded ten men, a german rear guard trapped fifty miles behind the russian lin. One of the great war novels of all time, it is a memorable, magnificent portrait of the modern centuriona towering drama of the death throes of a mighty army. Though he began as a war genre novelist, heinrich concentrated in the potboiler genre of soapy, sexy stories that were very popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The willing flesh english translation released 1956 is a novel by willi heinrich, chronicling the. Im a professor at the national university of ireland maynooth and author or editor of 30 academic books and a 12 volume encyclopedia, and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the cross of iron. Buy cross of iron by willi heinrich, in very good condition. The film focuses on the actions of a german platoon lead by corporal rolf steiner, played by james coburn, and on the conflict between. Cross of iron is considered one of the classic combat novels about the eastern front in world war two. Cross of iron willi heinrich i have to admit that i read this book a long time ago, so perhaps it isnt as good as i remember.
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Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. The action takes place on the taman peninsula in 1943, as the wehrmacht retreat from the red army. Cross of iron book by willi heinrich 4 available editions. The cross of iron ebook by willi heinrich rakuten kobo. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Cross of iron, first published in english in 1956 as the willing flesh, is a classic, realistic novel of a german army platoon trapped behind russian lines on the eastern front in world war ii. Cross of iron is a masterpiece, one of the greatest antiwar, antiauthoritarian movies. Later editions of the willing flesh have been retitled cross of iron to link book and film. Willi heinrich, author of the novel on which this film was based, served on the eastern front in the 101st jager division as did schwerdfeger. During the war the 101st jager division sustained a seven hundred per cent casualty rate. The author of cross of iron and crack of doom attempts to explore the intricaies of duplicity in this story of postwar germany which becomes progressively pointless and increasingly haphazard. In the wars course, the 101st jager division suffered seven hundred per cent casualties. The cross of iron is a very well known book, originally by bobbsmerrill in 1956 and republished many times since then. The cross of iron 1977 by willi heinrich 05531153 for sale.
The cross of iron has been hailed by american critics as far more monumental than all quiet on the western front and savagely powerful. Review of cross of iron by willi heinrich the view from the blue. Peckinpahs intense and belligerently noncommercial work, based on the book by willi heinrich, is a world war ii tale told from the german perspective, following a platoon of german soldiers in the russia of 1943, when the german wehrmacht forces had been decimated and the germans were retreating along the russian front. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Cross of iron, first published in english in 1956 as the willing flesh, is a classic, realistic novel of a german army platoon trapped behind. Id watched the movie based on this book, cross of iron several times, coming away each time thinking it was one of the better wwii movies around, and certainly. The cross of iron by heinrich, willi, 1920publication date 1956 topics. Cross of iron by willi heinrich meet your next favorite book. The lonely conqueror by willi heinrich permabook for sale. In 1977, sam peckinpah adapted it as the film cross of iron, featuring james coburn as the protagonist antihero rolf steiner.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the cross of iron. Jan 27, 2012 the cross of iron by, 1956, bantam books edition. The cross of iron kindle edition by heinrich, willi, winston, richard and clara. Pdf cross of iron by willi heinrich download pdf free ebook. Cross of iron was a joint anglogerman production between emi films and itc entertainment of london and rapid films gmbh from munich. Cross of iron by willi heinrich paperback, 1999 for sale. One of the great war novels of all time, it is a memorable, magnificent portrait of the modern centuriona.
Cross of iron by sam peckinpah james coburn, maximilian. Cross of iron is the thrilling story of a german platoon cut off far behind russian lines in the second half of world war ii. Over the course of the war, the 101st jager division suffered seven hundred percent casualties heinrich himself was wounded five times. It is a fastmoving suspensefilled account of a platoon in russia. It is one of director sam peckinpahs two finest works the other being the wild bunch. This is the second novel of willi heinrichs that i have read, the first being the crack of doom, which i read some 35 years ago. This book originally titled the willing flesh, written in 1957, is based on heinrich s personal experience as a german soldier in the war. During the second world war he fought on the eastern front with the 1st battalion 228th jager regiment of the 101st jager division. Buy cross of iron by willi heinrich online at alibris. Willi heinrich military wiki fandom military wikia. The cross of iron by willi heinrich a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. Books if you have seen the movie cross of iron with james coburn, it is not the same, even though it is supposed to be from the book. The cross of iron by willi heinrich author richard and clara winston translator.
Johann schwerdfeger november 24, 1914 december 29, 2015. Author willi heinrich 19202005 served in the heavily mauled 101st jager division, and was himself wounded five times during the war. Willi heinrich was born in heidelberg, and during the second world war he experienced heavy fighting on the eastern front with the 1st battalion 228th jager regiment of the 101st jager division. The cross of iron 1956 by willi heinrich for sale online ebay. Willi heinrich s most popular book is cross of iron. The book has echoes of all quiet on the western front which i read nov. This is the second novel of willi heinrich s that i have read, the first being the crack of doom, which i read some 35 years ago. The cross of iron i believe is older, having been written in the 1950s, and it shows. A resourceful and cynical commander somehow manages to coax his men through the bitter handtohand fighting in forests, trenches and city streets until eventually they regain the german lines.
The cross of iron by willi heinrich overdrive rakuten. Karl schneider, a former nazi, now a high government official n west germany is distressed by the appearance of ernst wagner, son of a social democrat whom schneider denounced during the war. Acclaimed throughout europe, the cross of iron has been hailed by american critics as far more monumental than all quiet on the western front and savagely powerful. Read the cross of iron by willi heinrich available from rakuten kobo. A 1977 film directed by sam peckinpah, and his only war movie, based on the novel the willing flesh by willi heinrich, who served during the war and was wounded five times. Cross of iron by willi heinrich, 9780304352418, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Steiner the iron cross is a 1977 war film directed by sam peckinpah, featuring james coburn, maximilian schell, james mason and david warner. The cross of iron by willi heinrich the webmaster was pleased to find some information on the cross of iron on the internet, posted by hardy huber to the message board at. It is set on the eastern front during world war ii, specifically the retreat from the taman peninsula during the russian offensive of 19431945. Willi heinrich has 31 books on goodreads with 3027 ratings. Willi heinrich was born in heidelberg, badenwurttemberg. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and. His characters and the storys plot are not nearly as well developed. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Cross of iron is the thrilling story of a german platoon cut off far.