Total War in Europe series user impressions

[Bacillus98]

I am fairly interested in division/regimental level games since you can play a "monster" scenario in a lot less time. I was wondering if the users here could give me an objective opinion on the series since I am debating a purchase for TFB and WSF. I read the wargamer review a while ago which seems favorable but I like to read more reviews for balance sake and I came across one that was particularly scathing here: http://military.discovery.com/randr/revi...krieg.html

So, what do you guys think about the series?