03-23-2007, 11:42 PM
03-24-2007, 06:13 AM
Sorry about the double post. I took so long for the forum to come back my 'puter timed out to the dreaded white screen.
Can somebody delete the other one?
Can somebody delete the other one?
Copper
03-24-2007, 08:38 AM
I'd like to recommend The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer. Gritty account (some say fictional others say the finest portrayal of a member of the GrossDeutschland Division EVER!!) about one mans actions on the Eastern Front. Damn good read!
03-24-2007, 02:00 PM
I agree. It is my favorite. I will believe it true no matter what arguments are presented. I read it twice before, the last time 30 years ago. I was very happy to see it back in print (illustrated), bought a new copy and am about 2\3 through it again.
03-24-2007, 03:29 PM
A few books in the english language I can highly recommend. I still have to read "The Forgotten Soldier". Have it on my bookshelf for years already....
http://www.amazon.com/Jocks-Peter-White/...008&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Normandy-Ruhr-116t...601&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Combat-Sold...647&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Way-A...697&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Battle-East-Elsenb...746&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Battle-O...873&sr=1-1
AND OFCOURSE:
http://www.amazon.com/Pattons-Vanguard-U...908&sr=1-1
Huib
http://www.amazon.com/Jocks-Peter-White/...008&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Normandy-Ruhr-116t...601&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Combat-Sold...647&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Way-A...697&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Battle-East-Elsenb...746&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Battle-O...873&sr=1-1
AND OFCOURSE:
http://www.amazon.com/Pattons-Vanguard-U...908&sr=1-1
Huib
03-25-2007, 07:34 AM
From Normandy to the Ruhr is a good book. I had Agte's Wittmann book (the original Fedorowicz edition) & I wasn't impressed. Seems like it was mostly Waffen SS propaganda :soap:; ie. what good soldiers they were & how brave they were. I sold it on E-bay a couple years ago (not long before it was reprinted) for around $125 US.
I'm reading Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-Boat War in the Atlantic edited by Theodore P. Savas at present. It's a series of essays by people such as the late Erich Topp & Erich Rust. The book is a pretty interesting read about a supposed "hard luck" boat & is very well edited; each article/essay ties in well with the next.
I'm reading Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-Boat War in the Atlantic edited by Theodore P. Savas at present. It's a series of essays by people such as the late Erich Topp & Erich Rust. The book is a pretty interesting read about a supposed "hard luck" boat & is very well edited; each article/essay ties in well with the next.
03-25-2007, 08:56 AM
Not WW2 material but I have to mention these Books
Both are by Lt Col Mike Snook
How Can Man Die Better ISBN-978-1-85367-656-7
Like Wolves on the Fold ISBN - 1-85367-659-4
The 1st Book covers Isandlwana and the 2nd book covers Rorke's Drift defense and quite a bit of Anglo-Zulu war afterwards.
I've always been intrigued by the 2 battles for most of my life for some odd reason. Having read many other books on the battles I couldn't resist grabbing another one. These 2 have invoked quite a revealing description of the battle in greater detail and much of the Info is supported with lots of scientific, archeology findings, survivor accounts (those who fled before the right horn rounded the rock) and even ZULU eyewitness accounts.
It gives the most damning account that I've read on the Isandlwana battle and it really puts the perspectives in front of you. It dispels the many beliefs and accepted reports on the battle and lays out just how well the British boys were doing (they were actually doing pretty damn good) and what caused the eventual collapse of the camp and the loss of all who remained. It makes the movie Zulu Dawn, a shameful representation of their defense.
In the 2nd book, The defense of Rorke's drift takes on age old details and gives them much more life and many more details on just how they fought in the hospital, into the night, and right down to the final defenses. The remaining part of the 2nd book gets into detail the aftermath and eventual outcome of the War after these 2 battles, including history of the commanders involved.
I highly recommend this series to anyone of even minuscule interest in these battles, you will not put these books down until you are finished.
They are certainly worth collecting.
Both are by Lt Col Mike Snook
How Can Man Die Better ISBN-978-1-85367-656-7
Like Wolves on the Fold ISBN - 1-85367-659-4
The 1st Book covers Isandlwana and the 2nd book covers Rorke's Drift defense and quite a bit of Anglo-Zulu war afterwards.
I've always been intrigued by the 2 battles for most of my life for some odd reason. Having read many other books on the battles I couldn't resist grabbing another one. These 2 have invoked quite a revealing description of the battle in greater detail and much of the Info is supported with lots of scientific, archeology findings, survivor accounts (those who fled before the right horn rounded the rock) and even ZULU eyewitness accounts.
It gives the most damning account that I've read on the Isandlwana battle and it really puts the perspectives in front of you. It dispels the many beliefs and accepted reports on the battle and lays out just how well the British boys were doing (they were actually doing pretty damn good) and what caused the eventual collapse of the camp and the loss of all who remained. It makes the movie Zulu Dawn, a shameful representation of their defense.
In the 2nd book, The defense of Rorke's drift takes on age old details and gives them much more life and many more details on just how they fought in the hospital, into the night, and right down to the final defenses. The remaining part of the 2nd book gets into detail the aftermath and eventual outcome of the War after these 2 battles, including history of the commanders involved.
I highly recommend this series to anyone of even minuscule interest in these battles, you will not put these books down until you are finished.
They are certainly worth collecting.
03-26-2007, 08:27 AM
I really enjoyed ABOUT FACE: The Odyssey of the American Warrior by the late Colonel David H. Hackworth.
It covers his time in Korea & as a battalion commander in Vietnam.
I have read it several times. Hackworth believed in leading from the front & by example.
Rest in peace, Hack.
Jack
It covers his time in Korea & as a battalion commander in Vietnam.
I have read it several times. Hackworth believed in leading from the front & by example.
Rest in peace, Hack.
Jack
03-27-2007, 02:39 AM
" ... I had Agte's Wittmann book (the original Fedorowicz edition) & I wasn't impressed. ..."
I also have this book on Wittmann by Fedorowicz (large hard back book). I didn't like it that much either. It seemed the translation was bad. Lots of funny grammatical errors and things.
This book by Agte is much better. I've read up to and through Operation Epsom. It subsequently goes on to describe the 1st SS Pz Div's efforts in the Ardennes Offensive even though Wittmann had been killed so it concentrates mostly on Wittmann but goes into good detail for the whole heavy panzer units experiences throughout the war.
I also have this book on Wittmann by Fedorowicz (large hard back book). I didn't like it that much either. It seemed the translation was bad. Lots of funny grammatical errors and things.
This book by Agte is much better. I've read up to and through Operation Epsom. It subsequently goes on to describe the 1st SS Pz Div's efforts in the Ardennes Offensive even though Wittmann had been killed so it concentrates mostly on Wittmann but goes into good detail for the whole heavy panzer units experiences throughout the war.
04-12-2007, 12:30 AM
A realistic hypothetical on the cold war Tom clancy's Red Storm Rising is a great read with plenty of action.
HMS Ulysses (cruiser)is an excellent account of the russian convoys as is All Of One Company by Donald Moore based on an aircraft carrier the Viscount.
Just Finished Devils Virtuoso about the German Generals and how hindered they were by Hitler and his lack of strategic ability and the decisions he made that cost the taking of Moscow in 41, stalingrad and the Kursk disaster.Fascinating.
And Len Deightons Blitzkrieg and Fighter both go into depth on why France lost as they did and why the Battle of Britian was won against overwhelming force. A lot more information than i knew in these factual accounts. Very well written and researched.
Finally The diaries of Weary Dunlop MD in various Japanese POW camps is a symbol of human courage and makes one appreciate and respect all those that sacrificed in the name of freedom.
HMS Ulysses (cruiser)is an excellent account of the russian convoys as is All Of One Company by Donald Moore based on an aircraft carrier the Viscount.
Just Finished Devils Virtuoso about the German Generals and how hindered they were by Hitler and his lack of strategic ability and the decisions he made that cost the taking of Moscow in 41, stalingrad and the Kursk disaster.Fascinating.
And Len Deightons Blitzkrieg and Fighter both go into depth on why France lost as they did and why the Battle of Britian was won against overwhelming force. A lot more information than i knew in these factual accounts. Very well written and researched.
Finally The diaries of Weary Dunlop MD in various Japanese POW camps is a symbol of human courage and makes one appreciate and respect all those that sacrificed in the name of freedom.