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16 Jul 11
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I have read two books that were recommended from this forum and now i am looking for a third.
Book 1: Masters of Death: The SS-Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust Richard Rhodes
A chilling book but well worth a read.
Book 2: Inside The Third Reich Albert Speer
Man seven hundred pages. Once you get through the early parts about architecture this book is very good. Some of Hitler's quotes and comments are classic.
For book three i'm looking for a decent account of the eastern front. Any suggestions?
Book 1: Masters of Death: The SS-Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust Richard Rhodes
A chilling book but well worth a read.
Book 2: Inside The Third Reich Albert Speer
Man seven hundred pages. Once you get through the early parts about architecture this book is very good. Some of Hitler's quotes and comments are classic.
For book three i'm looking for a decent account of the eastern front. Any suggestions?
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The Marco Polo tour guide
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Professor John Ericsson wrote the best ever account of the War in Russia. 2 volumes, The Road To Stalingrad and The Road To Berlin.
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If you haven`t read it before, you must read The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich by William L Shirer, if you are interested in the period.
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have you read :-
"Out of the Darkness " ?? recc on here a few weeks ago.. It was about the interview with Franz Stangl the Kommandant at both Sobibor + Treblinka Extermination Camps... Not Concentration Camps ---but Extermination Camps --there was no selection -- straight off the trains into the Gas Chambers for everyone .. He was Found guilty of complicity in the murder of 900,000 people !!! I couldn't put it down tbh .. |
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Shirer a top choice , also his Berlin Diaries ..... read about his commentary from Compiegne at the French surrender , despite no foreign journalists being allowed.
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sixtwosix - have u seen the TV mini series, "The Nightmare Years" all about Shirer`s experiences in Germany before WWII? If u haven`t, you must get it. The dvds are available on Amazon for about a fiver. Terrific drama.
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Yup mac , saw it many years ago , very good.
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I`ve got the Berlin Diaries, but not the Compiegne account. What`s the title?
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Hitlers Table Talk is fascinating - Martin Boorman arranged for a stenographer to be present after dinner during the war when Hitler would sit and chat with his generals about all sorts of things - very interesting stuff
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Table Talk is very good.
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'The Forgotten Soldier'
Guy Sajer |
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POSTMAN PAT --^^ THAT ^^^ I WAS JUST ABOUT TO RECCOMEND
TOP CLASS BOOK !! |
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Postman Pat
17 Jul 11 00:08 Joined: 30 Apr 03 | Topic/replies: 1,016 | Blogger: Postman Pat's blog 'The Forgotten Soldier' Guy Sajer Cheers Pat. This will be book number three  |
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He's a real nowhere man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to, Isn't he a bit like you and me? Nowhere Man please listen, You don't know what you're missing, Nowhere Man,the world is at your command! (lead guitar) He's as blind as he can be, Just sees what he wants to see, Nowhere Man can you see me at all? Nowhere Man, don't worry, Take your time, don't hurry, Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand! Doesn't have a point of view, Knows not where he's going to, Isn't he a bit like you and me? Nowhere Man please listen, you don't know what you're missing Nowhere Man, the world is at your command! He's a real Nowhere Man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. Making all his nowhere plans for nobody! |
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This is the place where I sit
This is the part where I love you too much This is as hard as it gets 'Cause I'm getting tired or pretending I'm tough I'm here if you want me I'm yours you can hold me I'm empty and taking and tumbling and braking [Chorus] : 'Cause you don't see me And you don't need me And you don't love me The way I wish you would The way I know you could I dream a world where you understand That I dream a million sleepless nights But I dream a fire when you're touching my hand But it twists into smoke when I turn on the lights |
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Steve I rememeber recommending masters of death. Extraordinary book isn't it?
I read a good book a few years back called Black Eidelweiss which was good. Set on the Finland/Soviet front though. |
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You Don't See me ^^
by The ****cats |
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Blood Red Snow Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
by G Koschorrek |
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Legion of the Damned - Sven Hassel
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 read all Sven Hassel stuff when I was a teenager, good yarns. |
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postman pat you should be ashamed --
as a punishment get yourself down to the penal battalion  |
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tons of world war 2 first hand account books from a German perspective on Amazon scissors.
interested myself, I will probably start collecting them. have you read any of the James Webb 'Fields of Fire' books about the Vietnam war. They are very good. |
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NO...PP...MY SUBJECT IS WW2.
despite OP stevie ignoring me |
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Some decent suggestions on here for me to check out but as for my 'must read', Postman Pat and scissors have beaten me to it - Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer, just quality !!
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NO...PP...MY SUBJECT IS WW2.
despite OP stevie ignoring me oh dear |
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debbie does adolf is a good read
if your in a bunker [;)] |
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The Collapse of Army Group Centre by Paul Adair
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Just rediscovered it. The Invisible Flag by Peter Bamm. German army doctor on the eastern front. Slight antidote to the utter horror. Essential reading for those who think there is still some hope for the human race.
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Book 1: Masters of Death: The SS-Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust Richard Rhodes
A chilling book but well worth a read. Book 2: Inside The Third Reich Albert Speer Man seven hundred pages. Once you get through the early parts about architecture this book is very good. Some of Hitler's quotes and comments are classic. Book 3:'The Forgotten Soldier' Guy Sajer Finished the book this morning. Overall i have enjoyed this book and its well worth a read. I learnt quite alot reading this book. It is however a book about struggle and hardship from start to finish. |
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Book4:Joseph Goebbels: Life and Death
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Len Deighton's Blood, Tears and Folly is the most eye-opening history book I have ever read about the period.
It restricts itself generally to the 1939-41 period, and the events of the preceding decades and centuries which led men all over the planet to act with such stupidity 70 years ago. Every single page provides a revelation or some new insight which makes you think, "I never knew that," or "that puts a different slant on things." |
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Shirer, as mentioned earlier. Guderian an interesting read given what we know now about blitzkrieg. I haven't read ' Mein Kampf'.. but according to those that have it's virtualy unreadable.
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Stalingrad: Antony Beevor.
His books are outstanding imho. |
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As read by Mark Corrigan in Peep Show
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Currently getting towards the end of the poignant
'The Forgotten Soldier' by Guy Sajer (as mentioned above) Unlike any memoir I've ever read (war-based or otherwise) Highly recommended |
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Not about the Eastern Front and you've probably read this already, but am currently reading "Agent Zigzag" by Ben MacIntyre. An enthralling read, even though I have seen elements of the story before on TV.
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Not about the Eastern Front and you've probably read this already, but am currently reading "Agent Zigzag" by Ben MacIntyre. An enthralling read, even though I have seen elements of the story before on TV.
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Book 1: Masters of Death: The SS-Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust Richard Rhodes
A chilling book but well worth a read. Book 2: Inside The Third Reich Albert Speer Man seven hundred pages. Once you get through the early parts about architecture this book is very good. Some of Hitler's quotes and comments are classic. Book 3:'The Forgotten Soldier' Guy Sajer Finished the book this morning. Overall i have enjoyed this book and its well worth a read. I learnt quite alot reading this book. It is however a book about struggle and hardship from start to finish. Book 4:Joseph Goebbels: Life and Death I did read this book but it was a tough read and just about worth it. You have to be a fan of WWII to get into this though. Was it really nearly three years since i ordered this. Fecking A. I think it took me nearly six months to read after some stop starting. Book 5 :Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition (Third Reich from Original Sources) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1908538694?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 I've just ordered this book and i eagerly await its delivery. As a huge fan of the Fuhrer it is a must that i read this book and i regret not doing so earlier in my life. I look forward to the hilarious quotes and summing up that only Hitler can do. It seems that there are one or two versions of Mein Kampf but this edition is supposed to be one of the better English translations. I will post my thought on reading this book. |