Tough Hell for Hitler A MUST READ BOOK ........................ ........................

Guys--when you get the chance, go buy the book: "Through Hell For Hitler" Which was written by Henry Metelmann, who served as a PAK Geschutze in many fights on the Eastern Front and was in some of the fighting involved at or near Stalingrad.

From what I have already read--this book will easily be in my top 10 favorites.

 

I have to give this book a double thumbs up--from what I have read already--I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in seeing what the war was like through the eyes of a German Enlisted man/Pak gunner.

 

Come on guys, anyone buying his book? he might need the royalties.

At any rate--I am about through with reading his book--he is now a POW and is in the USA on his way to I think Wyoming.

Ill let ya know how it ends.

 

Ok, Carl. I will look for it. Sounds great. And if the field marshal Evans recomends it...

Is he a POW?! He has been in prison quite some time... You meant was, didn't you?

 

Carl,

do you know what the German title is? I assume you are talking about the translation. I'd like to get my hands on the German version, to brush up my Deutsch....

 

Sounds like it is right up my alley. I will look for it.

 

Hi Friedrich--nope--he is in his 80s now and living in England.

Hi Stevin, sorry I dont think he ever published it in German--the first printing was I think in 1990 (ill try to get more info on it and post here tomorrow morning.)

Hi PzJgr, ill get you the ISBN if you wish--or if you have a Barnes & Nobles in Dallas--you can get it through them.

Another I am about to start reading after I finish Panzer Aces, and two books on Kursk (grin) and ((I bet you guys thought I was going to quit reading about the Eastern Front)) and then a Book that Stevin Sent me on Sepp Dietrich. After that comes a book written by a member of the Hitler Youth who was going to fight in the last days of Berlin--this is a day by day account.

 

I almost forgot--Stevin--my friend and Uboat vet--Bernhard Trenn is writing a book about his service in the Uboats and with Wolfgang Luth--ill see if its possible to get you a copy. I have to get it from Bernhard. The only thing is is that I dont know if he is finished writing it yet--Ill see what I can find out. Also, I think he is going to have it printed in English too.

 

Have read that one, another excellent read...unpudownable...new word....Purchased it as a trilogy few years ago, based on 3 personal accounts...have to dig it out again now youve reminded me..other 2 were about pilot in 1sqn France 1940 Hurricanes if I remember right....and 3rd on German para at Crete...funny combination....think it was a Readers Digest special...

 

Urgh, Thanx for bumping this one....

Carl, Hadn't read your last post....That I have interest in this book goes without saying...Keep us updated on any developments!

 

Thank you Stevin--and ill keep posting new titles as I can get them from Barnes and Nobles bookstore. There is a new book which is a bio on Gunther Rall that I have been looking at for sometime but havent broke down and bought it yet.

 

Urgh--thanks for your input as well. I also like Readers Diogest--they do have some nice offerings from time-to-time.

 

Sad to relate that Henry Metelmann passed away recently : his obituary can be read at ; -

Henry Metelmann obituary | World news | The Guardian

RIP.

 

What a shame..what a life lived..When anyone talks of the good German soldier and I can be the first to dispute some choices of fan type stuff...this German was like many others..a good German. RIP

 

Well, I put in an eBay bid for a copy ... see how it goes.

 

Alright, fess up. Which of you guys is bidding against me for this?

 

Sad to hear that..

I enjoyed his book Through Hell For Hitler years ago, and not forgetting the Timewatch documentary he did which was good.

Timewatch - Through Hell for Hitler - full program - YouTube

 

I missed this.
Sad news, loved the book for a long while, and found Metelmann's life as a whole remarkable.

~A