The Bridge (1963) By Manfred Gregor
 
Die Brücke (English: The Bridge) is a West German anti-war novel written by Gregor Dorfmeister, under the pseudonym of Manfred Gregor, and published in 1958 by Heyne Bücher.
 
The book is an autobiographical account of forced youth service in the Volkssturm (people's army) late in Second World War. Seven young soldiers - 16-year-old boys - were left to defend against an oncoming army of tanks, planes, & battle-hard GI's. The protagonist left a no-win situation while six of his schoolmates stayed and were killed. The writer/protagonist suffered guilt and wrote the story.
 
Two German-language film versions of the novel were made, one in 1959 by Austrian director Bernhard Wicki and one in 2008, a television film by Wolfgang Panzer
 
Soft Cover
126 pages
In Good Condition