"which some of us think to be written by the same author"
You havent put forth any concrete evidence to debunk the novel or the man or the account. Plenty of writers have similar styles and translation does pose problems. Just look at how bad History Channel murders translations on its programs, leaving out key descriptions in whole cases and losing syntax.
You should spend more effort digging for dirt on Stephen Ambrose, the patriotic thief who left truth in the gutter while he waved his banner high.
The publisher billed it as an actual combat account. Sajer at first came to it's defense but quickly defferred to his own humanity. Who cares if you believe him or not? Like many veterans his goal isnt to make you believe him or win your favor. It is a kind of cleansing of the soul to get it out.
All I know is that The Forgotten Soldier told about the Eastern Front from a place far better than what I had read to that point or since. Every other book seems to want to build itself on figures and statistics or campaigns as if it needs to somehow define it's merits on details. Sajers novel didnt need this and to my liking isnt about how many millimeters a damn cuff title is sewn when in the back of his mind his friends jawless face sucking for air seemed more important than insignia regulations or naming conventions for weapons.
You havent put forth any concrete evidence to debunk the novel or the man or the account. Plenty of writers have similar styles and translation does pose problems. Just look at how bad History Channel murders translations on its programs, leaving out key descriptions in whole cases and losing syntax.
You should spend more effort digging for dirt on Stephen Ambrose, the patriotic thief who left truth in the gutter while he waved his banner high.
The publisher billed it as an actual combat account. Sajer at first came to it's defense but quickly defferred to his own humanity. Who cares if you believe him or not? Like many veterans his goal isnt to make you believe him or win your favor. It is a kind of cleansing of the soul to get it out.
All I know is that The Forgotten Soldier told about the Eastern Front from a place far better than what I had read to that point or since. Every other book seems to want to build itself on figures and statistics or campaigns as if it needs to somehow define it's merits on details. Sajers novel didnt need this and to my liking isnt about how many millimeters a damn cuff title is sewn when in the back of his mind his friends jawless face sucking for air seemed more important than insignia regulations or naming conventions for weapons.
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