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Willi Langbein was taken from his parents when he was thirteen, given some hurried training, and sent into battle. Despite the odds, he survived the war, was helped by a British soldier, and later worked to ensure what he experienced would never be visited on other children. This memoir is a harrowing account of what he experienced as a teenager.

WWII History Magazine, June 2023

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' A very powerful insight into the savagery of the last days of the German Reich as seen from the viewpoint of a very naive child-recruit. Young Willi is force-fed Nazi propaganda but he soon sees for himself what defeat means, especially as he stands in a fox-hole, aged 14, firing Panzerfausts at Soviet tanks that are crushing his comrades.

'The book also provides a compelling explanation as to why a generation or more of Germans found it almost impossible to talk about the evils of the vanquished Reich. Recommended.'

Professor Paul Moorcraft, Journalist, author and security commentator

The story, is William Langbein's story of a teenager, trained to fight for his country, Nazi Germany, taken prisoners,
where he discovers that his country, was a murder regime. I could relate to Wilhelm; I was about is age when WW2 began.
Much was made then, on British News Films of boys and old men filling German army ranks. Lest we forget, Britain too had its old men (Home Guard) and boy soldiers (the army cadets). However, we were the good guys using indiscriminate bombing as a weapon.

Having drawn that comparison, and served in The Parachute Regiment in my late teens, I found Langbein's story interesting
and a good read. A page turner.

Richard Gough - Historian, writer, author of the Escape from Singapore, The jungle was Red, Outpost of the Empire, SOE Singapore 1941-42. Waiting publication Tony Poe, CIA Paramilitary in SE Asia.

A riveting personal memoir of Willhelm Langbein's daughter, Heidi Langbein-Allen drawing upon her father's records and accounts, "Save the Last Bullet: Memoir of a Boy Soldier in Hitler's Army" is a highly recommended and valued addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library World War II History/Biography/Memoir collections.

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Midwest Book Review

Save the Last Bullet is a true story of a German boy-soldier coming of age at the apocalyptic end of World War II. In the powerful tradition of The Red Badge of Courage and All Quiet on the Western Front, it will haunt and inspire. Fast paced, frightening, and heart pounding, beautifully written, an unforgettable read.

James Longo, Author Hitler and the Habsburgs: The Fuhrer's Vendetta Against the Austrian Royals

This is a story of what happens to our children if we allow one man to hold such a grip on a country, on a population, that we cannot see the evil behind them. It has happened, it will happen again. It is happening again.

5 Stars

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Army Rumour Service (ARRSE)

In a world too often diminished by divisions, demonizations and despair, Save the Last Bullet is a must-read true story about the power of one person to inspire healing and hope. Rather than lament the darkness amidst the ashes and horrors of World War 2, the story of Heidi Langbein-Allen’s father inspires us to increase the light and never lose faith in building a better, more democratic, kind and good world.

Rabbi Daniel Cohen, author of The Secret of the Light and What Will They Say About You When You're Gone: Creating a Life of Legacy

A ruthless, heartbreaking account of the indoctrination that children were subjected to, and of the horrific situations in which they were knowingly put.

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