haha, that's funny! my friend who gave me the book to read said basically the same thing, so i asked him why i should read it then! but he mentioned it did have some good points, this will be my first read of that genre, i mostly want to focus on Holland, but i'll give this a try!

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Scot that's a great siggie it gives me an idea to use for the month

you and Stevin need to get together as he has a bit on Holland.

E `

I read James Lucas's Das Reich book and also wondered why I bothered. Well, at least he took the time and trouble to write a book, but if you are just a bit interested in the subject you pass this one by.

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Next:

Blaine Taylor: Guarding the Führer

Chris Goss: Bloody Biscay - V Gruppe/KG 40

Baxter: Blitzkrieg - the Unpublished Photographs 1939-42

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Kai you will really enjoy Goss's bloody Biscay, a real eye opener to the useage of the Ju 88C variants in an almost hopeless battle(s) with the Allied might.

. . .am currently reading the following: (can never do just one at a time!!)

Battle of Normandy (Omaha Beach)

Clash of Eagles (Luftwaffe vs AAF)

Fly Boys

Happy Holidays to all,

Mike

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". . .the greatest aspect of studying and collecting memorabilia of the Army Air Force is the memory of the Veteran men and women who wore it. . ."

Oli,

I just got back from my first trip to Normandy last June and am also reading everything I can get my hands on regarding the D-Day battle.
Great stuff. . .especially after you've been there!!

Mike

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". . .the greatest aspect of studying and collecting memorabilia of the Army Air Force is the memory of the Veteran men and women who wore it. . ."

welcome, hope you'll give your impressions in the militaria forum as there are some 8th AF items of interest possibly for your viewing and commenting on.

keep interviewing those that are still with us ............. I am and will continue

Erich ~

Looks like an interesting book....


Amazon.co.uk: From Barbarossa to Odessa: The Luftwaffe Strikes South East June - October 1941: Books: Denes Bernad,John Louis Roba,Dmitriy Karlenko

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I found out this week,my order has been "lost." I tracked my order at Amazon and it says "Delivered" 11-26-07. The Post Office was no help,either.

thanks Erich, I am very interested in Hollands part in the war, I have tried to get into Stevins website but I can't access it? i don't know why! anyway, what was your idea?

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Hey just picked up a book that I have been looking for!!! "THE VICTORY CAMPAIGN The Operations in North-West Europe 1944-1945 Vol 3 " Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War by Stacey, Colonel C. P.

Just started it, and it looks GREAT. It will help me greatly in my research of the Canadian Army in NWE, and primarly my research in regards to my Grandfathers particiapation in that theatre. It list every thing you can imagine about the Canadians!!

Just thought I'd spread my happiness!!!

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Facta non verba. "Deeds, not words"

Have just received "Red Partisan", the memoir of a Soviet Resistance fighter on the Eastern Front.

By Nikolai I. Obryn'Ba

A David Glantz recommendation......

Will be jumping on it immediately!

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The war against Russia will be such that it cannot be conducted in a knightly fashion. This struggle is one of ideologies and racial differences and will have to be conducted with unprecedented, unmerciful and unrelenting harshness. -Adolf Hitler

just finished JG 7 by manfred Boehme & halfway thought Dresden by Frederick Taylor

Picked up Stackpole's "Backwater War.....The Allied Campaign in Italy" and "German Defeat in the East" from a local bookstore this weekend.
Ordered Stackpole's "Grenadiers,,,,The Story of Waffen SS General Kurt Meyer" before the holidays.

Almost finished with A Man Called Intrepid, by William Stevenson. Very interesting read, lots of cloak and dagger stuff taking place before and during the war that I had no idea took place!

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Hey I thought I would add this, I just got back from Borders Books and found a book, The West Point Atlas of War-European Theater. As a relative newbie to all of this, this is a great book that really lets you know how the battles and troop movments took place! And they have one for the Pacific, WWI and the Civil War, all for only $9.99 each! Just thought I would share!!

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uk the JG 7 book is interesting yes ....... ? still some spring 1945 gaps though especially the Ost front coverage but overall a slick book and about the only real JG 7 book that is reputable.

Scott nice landing on the map book, you scored well

re-reading some BA/MA materials on JG 301 concerning kills/losses on certain air actions, this will take my full 2 -3 weeks of time to digest

E ~

[quote=Erich;257581]uk the JG 7 book is interesting yes ....... ?
JG7 was a very good read mate
Just started reading The Focke - Wulf Fw 190 Dora by J Crandall
girlfriend said i was sad for putting my 1/32 Doras on the table

you'll enjoy the Crandall book as well, they are working hard on volume 2 now ....

Campaign In Russia by Gen. Leon Degrelle.(just finished it)It involves the volunteer Wallonian Legion,a unit of the Pan-European Waffen SS. Some real tuff nuts! Great read!

Gettings Glanz´s books on the Red Army fall and rise " Colossus " series. Should be fun for the rest of the spring....

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