Description: From Lemberg to Bordeaux : A German War Correspondent's Account of Battle in Poland, the Low Countries and France, 1939-40, Paperback by Leixner, Leo; Lehrer, Steven, ISBN 1543059252, ISBN-13 9781543059250, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US From Lemberg to Bordeaux is Viennese war reporter Leo Leixner’s account of his front line experiences, from Poland in 1939 to France in 1940. From Lemberg to Bordeaux went through four editions and sold in the hundreds of thousands of copies by 1942. Leixner was assigned to various infantry companies and documents his moves from one to the next. During attacks he was often at the front. Leixner is an engaging writer. He had a doctorate in German literature from the University of Graz, with a thesis entitled Mohammed in German Poetry, and was himself a poet; indeed, his battle accounts are almost blank verse. Leixner died while crossing the Kuban River in Russia, 14 August 1942, part of a flotilla. At 5 . he was standing upright in a boat when he was killed with a single shot through the head.
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Original Language: German
Book Title: From Lemberg to Bordeaux : A German War Correspondent's Account of Battle in Poland, the Low Countries and France, 1939-40
Number of Pages: 504 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Military / World War II, Europe / Germany, Journalism
Item Height: 1.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 29.7 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Leo Leixner
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
