Description: A German soldier's collection of b&w and a few color impressions from the early days of World War II. Following is a rough translation of a few lines from the foreword by Helmut Jahn: ''These sketches were developed from the direct experience of the war and its accompaniments. We see before us not only an artistic, but also a military and a human impression. '' The sketches include combat situations, landscapes, towns, children asleep on a bench, horses waiting, and more, and range from quick studies of faces to finished scenes in color. Eigener had been in the war from the very beginning, in Poland, France, Russia and then Stalingrad. He loved life and all living creatures, and hated war. As an artist of the 637 company, he was asked to create a special shield for Stalingrad service. His design featured a silo, amidst the ruins of the city beside the Volga; turned towards it was the face of a dead German soldier. Around the soldier's helmet was a crown of barbed wire. Eigener's design was rejected as being too demoralizing. Eigener died in the Russian campaign at the age of thirty-seven. paper covered boards; about half of the paper spine covering is missing, otherwise a Fair book, no dust jacket.
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