There is another famous book by also an embedded war journalist. Volokolamsk_Highway by Alexander Bek. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volokolamsk_Highway https

There is another famous book by also an embedded war journalist. Volokolamsk_Highway by Alexander Bek. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volokolamsk_Highway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volokolamsk_Highway It's much shorter book and an easier read but still an important account of a specific part of war that Grossman also briefly touched. That is a retreating army and what happens to soldiers and the leadership. The leadership skills are an important learning part. How to inspire and lead a completely demoralized, tired and hungry group of people.