Cross of Iron

<p><strong>Cross of Iron</strong> first published in English in 1956 as <em>The Willing Flesh </em>is a classic realistic novel of a German Army platoon trapped behind Russian lines on the Eastern Front in World War II. Author Willi Heinrich (1920-2005) served in the heavily mauled 101st Jäger Division and was himself wounded five times during the war. <em>Cross of Iron </em>was also made into a film of the same name by Sam Peckinpah in 1977.</p>