Air Support On Omaha

huh ? ah re-type your sentance ok ? Ambrose is and always will be trash........

 

Read what I said. It's a book about D-Day, telling about planning,fighting, and afterwards. It tells about the British, Canadians, and Americans, along with the germans.

 

I remember reading something in Ambrose's "Citizen Soldiers" similar to what the Gen. Patton said was in "D-Day". I don't know how you can write a book without checking the facts.

Erich, don't you think you are going a little too far by calling Ambrose's work trash? Even though some of the facts can't be trusted, I still find some of his books to be good reads. When I read his books I usually don't pay attention to the facts or statistics. I read it like a novel instead. Well that's just my 2 cents.

 

Amen to that!

 

i play historiclly acurrate v-games. like brothers in arms

 

your right general 'telling', nothing more. ambrose was under strong suspicion of plagerism on several accts. we used his goofy book on the 15th AF bomber boyz for fuel starters in the woods last year. the man loved a good tale and then he could conform it to his own wishes. the man thought the Wehrmacht were idiots who could not attack or defend without someone of higher rank watching over them like in kindergarten.

trash that is a pretty kind word Colonel. suggest you two new boys patton/wilks check through some of the older postings on ambrose and you will certainly get an overall feeling of what forum members think of the man.........

 

Well, I only like his factual books, not his storys. I find wrong detles in many of his books. I guess i'll repent then. I don't like Ambrose any more!

 

Reasonable point, Colonel - but others are right, we've discussed Ambrose in many other places. It's important, though - because Ambrose's brand of 'popular history' is very influential and taken as Gospel by those who don't have the time or inclination to explore further.

Have a look through this old thread - which includes *for's and against's* and by all means add to it if you'd like to ; -

http://www.ww2forums.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000301;p=1