K N Kostov
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Baptism of Blood di K N Kostov
This is the first of a number of novels by this author about the Gulag Rats, prisoners (a mixture of political and criminal ones) released from the Gulag to fight in the last desperate defence of Moscow in December 1941. Despite the interesting historical context, it is not well written, using copious amounts of blood and gore in place of a deeper plot or three dimensional characters.
A page turning thriller about the wartime exploits of these prisoners freed from the Gulag on condition that they fought in the front line in punishment battalions, always given the most dangerous assignments with no retreat or the slightest wavering allowed. It's quite a horrific book, with killings and woundings on all sides graphically described, most horribly those of the Dirlewangers, an SS group of notorious criminals whose atrocities appalled even the head of the SS in occupied Poland.
On the minus side, there are a few mistakes and anachronisms, most notably the use by Marshal Rokossovsky of the term Gulag Archipelago, coined by Solzhenitsyn.… (altro)
On the minus side, there are a few mistakes and anachronisms, most notably the use by Marshal Rokossovsky of the term Gulag Archipelago, coined by Solzhenitsyn.… (altro)
Statistiche
- Opere
- 5
- Utenti
- 13
- Popolarità
- #774,335
- Voto
- 3.0
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 6