On the Roads of War

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"Ivan Yakushin survived the Siege of Leningrad, fought at the Battle of Kursk and pursued the retreating German army through Russia, Belorussia, Poland, and into Germany itself. This is the story of his war ... He gives ... insight into what combat on the Eastern Front was like for the ordinary soldier ... He also provides a detailed, first-hand record of cavalry operations during a highly mechanized war ... His ... recollections of his experiences as an artillery man, then a cavalry officer on the Eastern Front that are at the heart of this rare memoir"--Jacket