Four Steps to Death by John Wilson

This book is about the Battle of Stalingrad that took place in 1942. It is considered one of the bloodiest wars in human history. What I like best about this book is that you see the war through three different sets of eyes. The first is 70 year old Sergei who is telling the story of when he was 8 years old and hiding in a cellar while the war was going on. He would go out at night looking for abandoned food found in buildings and on dead bodies, just hoping to survive the night. Then there is Vasily who is a sniper for the Russian army. He is hoping to rid Russia of the Nazis. There is also Conrad. He is a German tank officer who thinks that Germany’s victory over Russia will be easy, because Stalin’s army is so ill-trained and badly equipped. This book really helped give me a stronger understanding of what happens during a war and how people on both sides and those stuck in the middle cope with the loss of friends and family.