Soldier X

Greg Jencks

Soldier X

Don Wulffson

Historical Fiction

9. 5 out of 10

This book is about a boy named Erick who is 17 years old. He is a Russian immigrant who was forced to leave his homeland to live in Germany. He and his family are fluent in both Russian and German, so they can live comfortably and can not be detected by the Nazi party. After months of living in Germany, Erick, is forced to serve in the German infantry. They only need to serve for two weeks on the front line. So, within three weeks of being with the infantry, he ends up on the western front lines. When two more divisions relieve them, within two weeks, they can leave. But before the tanks got to relieve Erick and his platoon, they are overrun by a Russian offensive. Erick is one of a few seriously injured soldiers. Unlike the other wounded soldiers, Erick decides to wear a dead Russian soldier’s uniform to try and survive. He is found later and wheel barreled to the hospital. He was sent to a recovering hospital where he meets a nurse and later marries.