Glantz's books are dry reading but he's got few equals for research purposes on the German/Soviet war.
No doubt Germany's early massive victories against the Soviet Union were in a large part due to Stalin's purges and his reluctance to let troops...
Manstein was not defeated at Kursk, both Soviet and German forces still had reserves left for the last critical round of the battle. Hitler...
The basic pattern of Hitler's static defense was this: German units would hold off vast number of Soviets, then when near the breaking point...
Manstein favored a "fluid" defense that favored tactical withdrawls in which the Germans would pull back, wait till the Soviets overextended...
Black Edelweiss is a great, well written and honest book about a theater of war that otherwise gets little coverage. I'd like to check out the...
Ron, I don't think you should leave either. Most of the members here are like minded to yourself and I'm sure everyone appreciates getting a...
Za, The validity of animal experiments is a controversial subject already but that's beside the point. Obviously, I oppose experiments on...
What cat is that? Its too bad, I'm a history buff and hope to enjoy discussions with like-minded people. I'm not a holocaust denier nor do I...
If you are talking about reenactors then I'd guess they chose the Waffen SS because they are enamored with the unsurpassed fighting spirit and...
Southwestpacificvet I read Ron's post and of course he is bias, but considering his background this is not surprising, nor, considering the...
Personally, seems to me that the majority of the postings here are simply bias against the Waffen-SS. Yes, units and individuals of the Waffen-SS...
If anyone is interested in learning more of Das Reich, the #1 tank killing division in military history, here is an excellent site, DAS REICH...
I agree Rommel, the western allies were hypocrites in that now and then they consider themselves the "good guys" in WWII 2, the liberators of...
Hawkmoon; You were right, just a few chapters in and Mansour's account and it is GREAT. I think you would like the Obryn'ba book also; Red...
Carius' book is one of my fav books and all about his Tiger combat experiences. As such its a pretty good memoir, although his writing is...
I really like Von Luck's book too.
I read "Ivan's War" a while ago. Overall, I'd thought it would be better and found it a mediocre book. Merridale really downplays Soviet...
"Ahem. The Sherman was superior to the Panzer III and IV." I'd disagree with this, in that I'd think the IV, especially the upgraded versions, to...
Just finished this memoir of a Swedish waffen SS volunteer and his days of service in the 11th SS Nordland Division. The book concentrates on the...
