Devil's Guard Blood & Snow

By: Eric Meyer

Narrated by: Gary Roelofs

"The first thrilling book in the Devil's Guard series. Before Vietnam, before Devil's Guard - The Real Story, the SS officer who set Vietnam alight begins his career amidst the slaughter of the Eastern Front.

During World War II, the Waffen-SS officer who set Vietnam on fire in Devil's Guard - The Real Story began his startling military career in the Russian slaughterhouse of the Eastern Front. It is February 1943 in the snowy wastes around Kharkov. Stalingrad has fallen and a resurgent Soviet army is pushing the German forces back. The newly commissioned officer takes up his posting with Deutschland Regiment, SS Division Das Reich, part of von Manstein's Army Group South. Attacked by Russian Sturmovik fighters on his journey, he joins his platoon to be sent behind Russian lines to capture prisoners before a major counter-offensive. He soon displays his formidable military talents in a series of brutal, hard fought battles, but his enemies do not all wear Russian uniforms. Away from the front, he finds that the SD and Gestapo are as deadly at the front as they are inside the Third Reich. Forced to tread a tightrope between the Soviets and the Gestapo, his initiation into the Waffen-SS is anything but straightforward.

An epic and thrilling account of the war in Russia based on actual events.

©2011 Eric Meyer (P)2020 Swordworks

Outstanding

I love this series so much . I wish they would never end . Please write more Hoffman stories

A Good Military Thriller Based On Actual Events

I was entertained by this story. I liked learning more about Jurgen Hoffman's past, and his introduction as a commissioned officer taking up his first post on the Eastern Front during World War II. I appreciated the clarification of Jurgen's views, and how his team got their name. I thought that the addition of historical events added authenticity and realism to the story. Gary Roelofs' narration was fine as his performance was easy to follow and to understand. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain, to post this review which reflected my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.

not so great

The book is clearly a fallacy, and ends abruptly. How units operate and their mention of equipment usage was completely false how an SS unit would operate at the time. Just a SS fan Boi book.

excellent series

excellent series for a military enthusiast. Takes you on a journey of military toughness and the thought process of a heroic figure