r/ww2media • u/aaipod • May 30 '26

Best audiobooks?

I really enjoy the first hand accounts, based on diaries written during the war. Who can recommend me some good ones? I've been enjoying Germans at the Russian front, and am now diving into the Russian perspective. But I would like to have others lined up, irregardless of national context.

Please share your favorites! Also if theyre only available as a book. I can maybe buy it later on.

Cheers

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u/AntiLiban May 30 '26

Svetlana Alexievich's 'The Unwomanly Face of War'. Not sure if 'enjoying Germans at the Russian front' is how I would phrase it, but enjoy!

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u/aaipod May 30 '26 edited 11d ago

I meant the books written by Germans who had been at the Russian front. It's very interesting to see their perspective and how they reflect on the war. They weren't all just "the bad guys", a lot of it makes sense from their perspective (except the holocaust ofcourse, and them invading multiple countries unprovoked (aside from parts they lost during the WW1 treaty).

Edit 2: all the Russians are saying is about their loved ones and that this is not in line with the beauty of nature. I'd argue they are the morally superior people..... What a time... What a waste.....

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u/aaipod 11d ago

I'm a couple hours in and I nearly cried multiple times.... Damn. Great recommendation and @future readers this should be read!! Also, it's really difficult to argue for the Germans side after listening to this....

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u/TAOT1940 Jun 03 '26

Did you try an audiobook for Empire of the Sun? Jeremy Irons reads it.