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Blitzkrieg: In Their Own Words: First-Hand Accounts from German Soldiers 1939-1940 1 review
Zenith Press, 2005
An anthology of short, firsthand accounts by Wehrmacht German soldiers who took part in Blitzkrieg style of fighting
Based on a German book published during World War II and never before translated into English, Blitzkrieg In Their Own Words: First-Hand Accounts From German Soldiers 1939-1940 is an anthology of short, firsthand accounts by Wehrmacht German soldiers who took part in Blitzkrieg ("lightning war") ...
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Panzer Leader 37 reviews
Heinz Guderian, General Heinz Guderian
Da Capo Press, 2001
Valuable Details on WWII Battles: Blitzkrieg 1939 and Warsaw Uprising
+ Courage, and brains, are not the property of one side...
+ Good inside story of the German military
I focus on matters not elaborated by the many other reviewers, and this review is based on the original (1952) edition.
Guderian claims that the Pomorska Cavalry Brigade charged German tanks with lances, "in ignorance of the nature of our tanks" (p. 72). This contrasts with western accounts, ...
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Grandfather's Tale: The Tale of a German Sniper159 reviews
Timothy Erenberger
iUniverse Star, 2001
Good reading, but with numerous historical errors.
I must agree with other reviewers in that this was an entertaining novel. It was fast paced and hard to put down. I also give the author much credit for depicting the unglamorous reality of war such as the random death of the main character's closest friends, how the main character shoots a German ...
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The Brandenburger Commandos: Germany's Elite Warrior Spies in World War II (Stackpole Military History ... 4 reviews
Franz Kurowski
Stackpole Books, 2005
The Brandenburger Commandos: Germany's Elite Warrior Spies in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series) (Stackpole Milita
A very good book to add to your WW II collection. Tells the story about a unit's of the German Elite Warrior Spies in WW II, and how they fought for Germany in many parts of the world.
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Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-194587 reviews
Max Hastings
Knopf, 2004
An objective account of the last year of WWII.
+ An interesting WW II perspective
+ Good Overview and Story for Late WW2
+ always good reading
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Slaughter at Halbe: Hitler's Ninth Army in the Spreewald Pocket, April 1945 13 reviews
Tony Le Tissier
The History Press, 2005
Another excellent effort by Le Tissier
+ Simply Outstanding, Buy It!
Add this work to his others that cover this period of WW II history and you will have a complete and accurate telling.
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The Stalin Front: A Novel of World War II (New York Review Books Classics)3 reviews
Gert Ledig
NYRB Classics, 2005
An uncompromising view of war as a charnel house
+ The Banality of Evil
+ Cry woe, destruction, ruin, and decay
The Stalin Front is a closeup view of two days of confused fighting in the swamps near Leningrad, at the end of which most of the characters, German and Russian, are dead, have gone mad, or humiliated themselves. The point of view moves impassively from one character's fate to the next without ...
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Frontsoldaten: The German Soldier in World War II42 reviews
Stephen G. Fritz
University Press of Kentucky, 1997
Even in print, war is hell
+ IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE!
+ A good starting point
+ Frontsoldaten: The German Soldier in World War II
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Armor Battles of the Waffen SS, 1943-45 (Stackpole Military History Series) 6 reviews
Will Fey
Stackpole Books, 2003
Outstanding piece of history!
+ good insight from the point of view of Waffen-SS tank commanders
+ An inside look at Panzers on the prowl
Bought this book years ago, hardcover. Paid $80 or $120 for it, signed.
It was worth every penny. I have a WW2 and military library with over $10,000 worth of books in it, and would not part with this one no matter what.
A trove of information, and CORRECT!
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Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936-194968 reviews
Siegfried Knappe
Dell, 1993
Fantastic book!
+ Confessions of an Indestructable Everyman
+ Soldat review
+ illuminating insight
+ Another good book on the life of a German Soldier
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Endkampf: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Death of the Third Reich4 reviews
Stephen G. Fritz
University Press of Kentucky, 2004
A Pleasant Surprise about an Unpleasant Topic
+ Well Documented Historical Record
+ The war was not over yet.
Stephen G. Fritz's "Endkampf" was an unexpected surprise. While I began reading the book with low expectations--the University Press of Kentucky has published a number of 2nd rate works of military history--I soon realized that there was much here that had not been previously explored in any ...
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Last Citadel: A Novel of the Battle of Kursk26 reviews
David L. Robbins
Bantam, 2004
Great fun based in reality
+ You can smell the oiled machinery and the cordite of the tank's guns
+ Excellent, character-driven writing
+ I loved it!
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To the Bitter End: The Final Battles of Army Groups North Ukraine, A, Centre, Eastern Front, 1944-4510 reviews
Rolf Hinze
Helion and Company Ltd., 2006
Title Says It All
The title does indeed say it all. An excellent book you won't put down "To The bitter End". This really is a superb addition to the literature in English about these battles, and all credit to the translator!
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The Siege of Budapest: 100 Days in World War II23 reviews
Krisztian Ungvary
Yale University Press, 2005
Beautifully written history
+ Great Coverage for the Hungarian People, Almost no Russian Side, and The Military Battles are Covered Relatively Poorly
+ At last the story is told!
+ Amazing horror
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Panzer Aces: German Tank Commanders in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)13 reviews
Franz Kurowski
Stackpole Books, 2004
Good summary book about 6 tank commanders
+ good narratives of panzer commanders
+ Up close and personal!
While some reviewers have gripped that this book doesn't cite sources and doesn't have alot of maps and lacks strategic prospective I think they are missing the point. This book pulls together good stories about men who, with the exception of Michael Wittmann whose own book is very hard to find, ...
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Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS56 reviews
Johann Voss
The Aberjona Press, 2002
I know how it was
+ Better Than The Forgotten Soldier
+ Black Edelweiss is a great read!
+ The finest memoir I've read so far
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Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front27 reviews
Gunter K Koschorrek
Greenhill Books, 2006
Blood Red Snow
+ A "Boots on the Ground" View
+ Good read.
"Blood Red Snow" is another excellent book written about the German version of War in the East, through yet another direct participant in that war (this book is "one more" excellent - German perspective from the many great books on WWII, within the Amazon publishings).
It's important to know one ...
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Sledgehammers: Strengths and Flaws of Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II12 reviews
Christopher W. Wilbeck
The Aberjona Press, 2004
sledgehammers: strengths & flaws of tiger battalions
+ Geeky but intresting
+ Great analysis; provide context for Tigers
+ Operational Analysis of Tigers.
+ Fasinating reading
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Seven Days in January: With the 6th SS-Mountain Division in Operation NORDWIND21 reviews
Wolf T. Zoepf, Theodore Mataxis
The Aberjona Press, 2001
A little known, 7 days battle, is expertly analysed in the operational and tactical level
+ Good book, poor binding
+ Must read for anyone interested in the ETO
+ Very detailed account of te battle from a senior officers perspective
+ Excellent book, first hand memoirs of great historical interest
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In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front (Modern War Studies (Paper))54 reviews
Gottlob Herbert Bidermann
University Press of Kansas, 2001
Excellent account of hardship, interesting perspective
+ Very realistic, moving and, at times, hard hitting!
+ Excellent Read - With One Exception
+ Page turner
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