I Got Cornelissen's book "HUZAREN OF DE NACHT" today!
Nice material which includes many veteran contributions, especially Schönfeld. There are some nice pictures of Rheine, Twente , Kasino Espelo. Great work for the (NJG1) Nightfighter specialists.

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I finished this book and it is interesting and presents a weird what if. Patton even gets his wish to go for Berlin and fight off the Russians if they interfere. Worth the time to read. Kind of like SS-GB.

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American by birth, TEXAN by the grace of GOD!

I think Patton actually expressed the wish to fight the Russians publicly and almost created a diplomatic incident. I may buy the book PzJgr.

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With the Old Breed - E.B. Sledge

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Hello gentlemen,

'When Titans Clashed, How the Red Army stopped Hitler', by David M. Glantz

Regards,
I-16 Rata

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Back to the prewar politics:

Ian Kershaw : Making friends with Hitler ( Lord Londonderry and the Roots of Appeasement )

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Frien.../dp/0713997176

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Good reviews too, it looks nice and for once it's not expensive.

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Into the Reich
Battles on Germany's Western Frontier
by Arnold, Badsey, Ford, and Zaloga

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Just an update (if anyone cares). I'm about 2/3's through this book. I didn't know it was based around operational events in Normandy. While I still find it very interesting, I find it tough to see the whole picture (confusing) with all the platoon size descriptions of the involved battles. I wish there were more maps so I could relate to where and what happens. I was expecting Army, Korps or even division size actions. Oh well still a very good book if your into Canadian History.

By the way...it defunks the idea that the Canadians were the "weak link" in the allied invaision. With some very good points to back it up.

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Just scored an eight volume set of Impact, The Army Air Forces "Confidential" Picture History Of World War Two.
I know, so what.
I bought them from an Air Museum and they appear to be new. (no bent pages-broken backs-and they lay flat and close if you leave them open).They have that old/moldy book smell (printed in 1980-82).
They wanted 4 bucks appiece but I offered 2 and they accepted. They do have alot of interesting pictures of all fronts.
They still smell bad. Anyone got any suggestions on how to relieve the odor?

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The smell is due to paper mould - depending upon the paper, type of ink and age of book, this can result in foxing (spots on paper), paper darkening or just a musty smell.

Getting rid of the smell can be tricky - dependent upon the book and binding.

If the books have been stitched (rather than glued - you can tell by looking down the spine from above, standing the book upright) and the photos printed directly on to the page (rather than glossy inserts), then what I do is brush each page with a paint brush, making sure to get into the edges, and then place them in an oven (set at the lowest heat and a heavy cassarole dish placed on top to stop warping), and wrapped in foil to stop the edges darkening, for about 30 to 40 minutes.And then another brush through. Don't laugh - I was told this method by a book-binder who said that using professional defoxing agents for cheap books wasn't economical. Don't forget to keep the weight on the book whilst it cools to stop warping.

If they've been glued etc, then a brush will have to suffice, and then just time.

But I'm also "lucky" that being a smoker, all my books stink of cigs (and as I never sell my books, I don't care)!!

Thanks Dude. I had another "Colliers" book that smelled the same way for awhile, but that's been years and it went away.
They are glued re-prints of USAAF magizine type war-time publications like "Signal" was for the Wehrmacht ( I have 43-44 of that).
I'll try brushing.
Thanx again

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Vivien Spitz,

DOCTORS FROM HELL - The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans

Sentient Publications, USA 2005.

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We´ll see if this is as good as the critics at Amazon pages say...

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Hello gentlemen,

Guy Sajer, Forgotten Soldier.

Regards,
I-16 Rata

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well gents I am going through a 5 inch high thick file on Jg 301 and will probably start re-writing the materials I have on JG 301 when they pounced on the US 445th and 491st bomb groups shooting down 26 B-24's but it was a very bad day for JG 301's Fw 190A's with over 40 shot down including a cousin of mine ( 26 November 1944 ) .........with strong verbal prodding from friends and familie I am going ahead to be looking into a joint adventure with a leading aviation publisher and if it works out will post more

Moskito-jagd will also take on a new look in June 07

looooove Band of Brothers.

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Speaking of Band of Brothers, I saw Maj. Dick Winters book (memoirs?) in the bookstore today. I opted instead for an Osprey book entitled, Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-Boat in World War II. I just couldn't pass a 270 page Osprey book up for the low price of $18.25 USD. It looks like its going to be a very good read. Has anyone else read this one? I also saw another Osprey book (one of the THIN ones) about Fortifications on Pearl Harbor. I can't understand for the life of me just why these thin, little, 1/8" books cost so much ($17.95 for that one) when other Osprey publications as equally illustrated, albeit much thicker, with color and B/W photos/drawings cost comparably less. Nonetheless, I've collected a small fortune in them over the years but, wish they weren't so damn expensive. I'd buy more of them if they were a little cheaper.

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Hello gentlemen,

I just finished Company Commander, by Charles B. Macdonald, which I found a good read but somewhat uneven.
Now I'm reading Hitler's Commander ( Walther Model ) by Steven H. Newton.

Regards,
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Just finished Wolf Pack. Apart from the grammatical errors (I hate the word "decimate" since it is nearly always used wrong - and I do not accept the "new" definition that some dictionaries give it) the author goes on a rant about how the victories of U-Boats were higher than those attained by submariners of any other nation during WWII. Well du-ah! Like, just how many naval vessels does he think the allies had to shoot at as compared with the U-Boats' number of target options? Anyway, it got me to break out Das Boot for the umpteenth time...

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Hello gentlemen,

'A Dark and Bloody Ground', The Huertgen Forest and the Roer River Dams, 1944-1945, by Edward G. Miller. So far, it's an impressive book.

Regards,
I-16 Rata

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