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Review written by Charlie-66 [Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:37 pm]
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This is one of the best, most enjoyable, military history books I’ve ever read. The focus of the book is the events in the sector of the 394th Regiment of the U.S. 99th Infantry Division during the first few days of the battle of the Bulge. As the subtitle suggests, the book recounts operations in the area in the vicinity of the crossroads village of Losheimergraben and the fighting that took place as German Infantry units tried to capture this crossroads and open the way for the armored u... Read More |
Review written by Vesku [Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:26 pm]
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The book was first published in Germany 1937 as an instruction for infantry tactics, teaching material for Wehrmacht. It describes in detail almost every major battle Rommel took part during WWI, first in the West which later became trench warfare then against Romania and finally fighting the Italians. Each chapter describes one battle ending in observations, what you can learn from the fighting. There’s a small sketch from each battle, which makes it much easier to follow the actions of t... Read More |
Review written by Foul. [Frid Apr 30, 2010 11:16 pm]
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This is probably the best account of the German side of Operation Market Garden in English. The author, a British Parachute regiment officer, used German sources while he was based in Germany to find out what happened from the other side of the hill. It is a fascinating account and dispels some of the myths about the battle, especially the controversy over whether there were really two full panzer divisions in the area when the Operation took place. He uses German ration returns and maintenance ... Read More |
Review written by Antoni Chmielowski [Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:50 pm]
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This excellent book, by one of the best WW2 authors, deals with Montgomery`s campaign in Normandy, from D Day to the Falaise Gap. It shows how battles such as GOODWOOD and EPSOM, where not the successes that Montgomery claimed that they were, and how some of the Allied Commanders such as Lt Gen BUCKNALL, commander of the British XXX Corps were not up to the job, and as we all know in real life, he was promoted in excess of his ability.The book, including photo`s, maps and appendix is 5... Read More |
Review written by Antoni Chmielowski [Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:47 pm]
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This book deals with the eventual success of the Allied assault against Monte Cassino. Most people will associate the battle of Monte Cassino with the heroic assault of the Polish 2nd Corps to take the monastery of St Benedict. However, the real heroes were the French Expeditionary Corps, under the command of General Juin. His troops were the first to get a significant victory against the Germans, despite the fact that the terrain favored the German defenders and these ... Read More |
Review written by Mr Yormsha (FGM) [Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:42 pm]
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Already hailed as the standard work, whose comprehensiveness is unlikely to be surpassed, The Most Dangerous enemy is a magnificently authoritative history of the British battle that most galvanises the imagination and symbolises the destiny of a nation. But in rigorously re-investigating every aspect of the Battle of Britain - and above all the traditional version of Britain’s victory as a ‘close run thing’, Stephen Bungay tells a story full of surprises…(Has a... Read More |
Review written by Bootie [Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:38 pm]
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I have recently finished this fascinating and in depth book. At a staggering count of over 1500 pages it has taken me quite a while to get through. I picked it up at a second hand book store but will now strive to buy a hardback edition for my collection as it is a book I would gladly sit down and go through again and again. It charts the origins of Hitler from his earliest days all the way through to his suicide in 1945. It offers also an interesting glimpse of all of his cronies i... Read More |
Review written by Antoni Chmielowski [Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:34 pm]
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This book (first published in 1952) deals with his part in the pivotal battles of WW2.It is interesting (if slightly biased) as it is his biography!The book has been translated from German into English and is therefore accurate. When you read the book, you realize how much of a military idiot Hitler was, and how even his brilliant generals became blinded by him. If Hitler had left his generals to do the planning, then the whole of World history may have been so different. The book is 528 pages l... Read More |
Review written by Antoni Chmielowski [Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:28 pm]
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This is an excellent 889 page book (including index and appendix) which details the origin of the idea of the Pearl Harbour attack, as well the actual attack and the aftermath. It shows how ingenious the Japanese were in adapting their torpedoes to work in the shallow depths of Pearl Harbour, as well as adapting the 16-inch battleship shells to use as armour piercing bombs. The book clearly shows how the various branches of the US military did not communicate with each other, and worse how the... Read More |
Review written by Antoni Chmielowski [Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:04 pm]
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This is a book close to my heart - it’s all about some of the winners of the United Kingdoms highest medal – the Victoria Cross. It covers all the actions during which the medal was awarded, from the Crimean War to the current situation in Iraq, where Pt. Johnson Beharry became the latest winner of the Victoria Cross, and the last living winner since 1965. There are now only 12 living winners of the Victoria Cross.The book is 690 pages long (including appendices) and also includes 3 ... Read More |
Review written by Weasel [Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:00 pm]
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Biggest Brother is the story of Major Richard Winters, who became famous from the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers”. This book dispels a few myths that were created in the series, while also providing a glimpse into the pre and post war years of Richard Winters.There were two areas in the book that stood out the most against the HBO series. The first is when the scattered troops of Easy Company ambush two horse drawn wagons on June 6th. In the series Lieutenant Winters leads this sma... Read More |
Review written by MGK(FGM) [Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:13 pm]
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Wassilij Grossman Russian Poet and writer volunteered for the army when the Germans invaded in 1941 and spent more than three years as a special correspondent at the front for the army newspaper Red Star. He was on front with common soldiers and his diaries are chronicles of life and fight free from propaganda. There are a lot of action and "normal" soldiers life observations. He was not cold observer but he was man fighting against barbarian enemy. He was on first line in 1941 then in Stalingra... Read More |
Review written by MGK(FGM) [Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:05 pm]
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It is story of The Polish Airborne Unit created by General Sosabowski. Main topic is focused on battle at Driel and you can find a lot of relations of privates and officers who fought there. Relations like that : " I have landed 40 meters from firing German Spandau position I saw several men of my platoon lying on the field but suddenly bicycle drooped directly on HMG and covered surprised Germans with silk of parachute - we started and take them as prisoners." Here is review from Amazon by By M... Read More |
Review written by Antoni Chmielowski [Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:29 pm]
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This excellent 545 page book deals with the American Eighth Air Force, in Britain during WW II from its initial deployment on 11 May 1942 when 39 officers and 384 enlisted men landed on British soil. The book covers all the major bombing operations such as the disastrous raid on Schweinfurt as well as the controversial raid on Dresden, as well as the D Day Operation. The major appeal of the book is that is based on the oral history of the men who flew the missions and this brings the book to lif... Read More |
Review written by Walrus [Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:31 pm]
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When I moved from New Zealand to Australia this was the only book I physically took with me…the other four or five hundred were transported at a later date. That shows how highly I value it.It is the story of a man, easily described as a hero, but that is such an overused term. He was quite unique, yet just a standard Kiwi bloke. The book is full of contradictions, which is why I enjoy it so much.On the surface it is the story of Charles Upham's service in the New Zealand Army during WW2.... Read More |
Review written by Don Fox [Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:33 pm]
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It was just a matter of days after turning in to my publisher the completed manuscript for "Patton's Spearhead - The Fourth Armored Division in World War II", when I noticed a hefty new Patton biography on conspicuous display at my local Barne's & Noble. Having spent the past two years researching and writing the history of the division - a division that was inextricably intertwined with Patton - I was immediately drawn by the title. In his Preface, the author, Stanley P. Hirshson, proudly a... Read More |
Review written by Don Fox [Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:31 pm]
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I just completed Rick Atkinson's "An Army At Dawn"; a book which you will currently find on the shelves of most major book retailers. The subject: The war in North Africa, 1942-1943.Compared to my rapid digestion of several other works during the past few weeks, Atkinson's book was a meal that took many days to devour. Due to the book's length - 541 pages - and the author's style (have your dictionary handy for the occasions when the author challenges your vocabulary), a cover-to-cover reading w... Read More |
Review written by Don Fox [Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:28 pm]
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Martin Blumenson has had a lengthy and tremendously well-respected career as a military historian. His work on the critically acclaimed two-volume "The Patton Papers" placed him at the forefront of experts on the subject of General Patton (a subject that he has been close to ever since serving on Patton's staff during the latter part of WWII). Serious students of military history will have ready knowledge of Blumenson's contributions to the "green book" series of official US Army WWII histories ... Read More |
Review written by Bootie [Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:34 pm]
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"If you survive your first day, I'll promote you." So promised George Wilson's World War II commanding officer in the hedgerows of Normandy, and it was to be a promise dramatically fulfilled. From July, 1944, to the closing days of the war, from the first penetration of the Siegfried Line to the Nazis' last desperate charge in the Battle of the Bulge, Wilson fought in the thickest of the action, helping take the small towns of northern France and Belgium building by building.Of all the men and o... Read More |
Review written by Don Fox [Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:27 pm]
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When I first saw Clay Blair's "Ridgway's Paratroopers - The American Airborne in World War II" (2002 - Naval Institute Press... originally published in 1985 by Dial Press), I was drawn to it for several reasons. For one, at almost 600 pages, it looked like it would offer a detailed history of the key United States airborne units of WWII. For another, I thought it might contain some fodder for scenario designs. When I arrived at the end of the book, I felt that neither of these urges had been satisfied. ... Read More |
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