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The Cross of Iron by Willi, Heinrich is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Cross of Iron about?
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. A resourceful and cynical commander somehow manages to coax his men through the bitter hand-to-hand fighting in forests, trenches and city streets until eventually they regain the German lines. But safety is only temporary. After the tension of waiting for the last overwhelming Russian advance the platoon is forced into futile counter-attacks and murderous house-to-house fighting until its final decimation becomes inevitable. A modern classic of war fiction both as a book and a film, this is a strikingly realistic story of action on the Eastern Front, where the grimness of combat seems to have neither pity nor end. Author Willi Heinrich (1920-2005) served in the heavily mauled 101st Jager Division, and was himself wounded five times during the war. Cross of Iron was also made into a film of the same name by Sam Peckinpah in 1977.
Who reads The Cross of Iron?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Willi, Heinrich
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780304352418
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, History, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.18 / 5 (577 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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