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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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Professor John Ericsson wrote the best ever account of the War in Russia. 2 volumes, The Road To Stalingrad and The Road To Berlin.
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.
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 ..
"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 ..
Shirer a top choice , also his Berlin Diaries ..... read about his commentary from Compiegne at the French surrender , despite no foreign journalists being allowed.
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.
I`ve got the Berlin Diaries, but not the Compiegne account. What`s the title?
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
POSTMAN PAT --^^ THAT ^^^ I WAS JUST ABOUT TO RECCOMEND
TOP CLASS BOOK !!
TOP CLASS BOOK !!
Postman Pat
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'The Forgotten Soldier'
Guy Sajer
Cheers Pat. This will be book number three
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
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!
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!
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
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
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.
I read a good book a few years back called Black Eidelweiss which was good. Set on the Finland/Soviet front though.
Blood Red Snow Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
by G Koschorrek
by G Koschorrek
^ 
read all Sven Hassel stuff when I was a teenager, good yarns.
read all Sven Hassel stuff when I was a teenager, good yarns.
postman pat you should be ashamed --
as a punishment get yourself down to the penal battalion
as a punishment get yourself down to the penal battalion
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.
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.
NO...PP...MY SUBJECT IS WW2.
despite OP stevie ignoring me
despite OP stevie ignoring me
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 !!
For book three i'm looking for a decent account of the eastern front. Any suggestions?
A Writer At War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army 1941-1945. With commentary by Anthony Beevor.
NO...PP...MY SUBJECT IS WW2.
despite OP stevie ignoring me
oh dear
despite OP stevie ignoring me
oh dear
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.
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.
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.
Book4:Joseph Goebbels: Life and Death
Just ordered
Just ordered
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."
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."
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.
Stalingrad: Antony Beevor.
His books are outstanding imho.
His books are outstanding imho.
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
'The Forgotten Soldier' by Guy Sajer
(as mentioned above)
Unlike any memoir I've ever read (war-based or otherwise)
Highly recommended
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.
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.
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.
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.
Laurence Rees' books are an absolute must.
1) The Nazis, a warning from history
2) Auchwitz, the Nazis and the final solution.
The best two war books I've read.
1) The Nazis, a warning from history
2) Auchwitz, the Nazis and the final solution.
The best two war books I've read.
Hitler and Stalin, Parallel Lives by Alan Bullock...contains eyewitness reports of Stalin on his deathbed...terrifying.
Steve Voltage
Steve Voltage 31 Oct 14 22:47 Joined: 23 May 09 | Topic/replies: 2,302 | Blogger: Steve Voltage's blog
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.
I've only just started to read this book and so far it is proving to be everything that i hoped it would be. For those that judge Mr Hitler by his latter years then you MUST read this book. It's early days and i am just about to start chapter three but it is clear that this individual was no mug as often portrayed, quite the opposite. Many have been quick to say that this book is unreadable, this in my opinion is just another attempt at trying to ignore at what is written here mainly because of denial denial.
I often find myself chuckling to some of his quotes and the way he sums things up. Cracking stuff.
Funniest quote so far:
Sometimes it went so far that one of these fellows, acting like a sewage pump, would shoot his filth directly in the face of other members of the human race.
Steve Voltage 31 Oct 14 22:47 Joined: 23 May 09 | Topic/replies: 2,302 | Blogger: Steve Voltage's blog
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.
I've only just started to read this book and so far it is proving to be everything that i hoped it would be. For those that judge Mr Hitler by his latter years then you MUST read this book. It's early days and i am just about to start chapter three but it is clear that this individual was no mug as often portrayed, quite the opposite. Many have been quick to say that this book is unreadable, this in my opinion is just another attempt at trying to ignore at what is written here mainly because of denial denial.
I often find myself chuckling to some of his quotes and the way he sums things up. Cracking stuff.
Funniest quote so far:
Sometimes it went so far that one of these fellows, acting like a sewage pump, would shoot his filth directly in the face of other members of the human race.
The Bernie Gunther novels by Philip Kerr.This collection of novels though fictional use historic incidents and characters to portray the utter hideousness of the Nazi regime.Well worth a read.Fred.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Idealogical Soldier Of The Third Reich
Well i never did finish Book 5 :Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition (Third Reich from Original Sources)
Jeez did that guy Hitler ramble on about the Austrian/Hungarian monarchy or whatever. Think i got to the 150 page mark and gave up and the book ended up in the bin. I now regret this though as i would like to have another go at reading it. Maybe one day i'll buy another copy but i doubt it, it really is hard work! One thing that i did learn from the book is how Hitler first came in contact with Jewish people and the reason for his loathing of them. The reason being very different to what the leftist media portray and much more realistic.
An average person could not write a book like that imo so it seems more and more that Hitler was either nuts or a genius. He certainly believed in what he preached though and one thing this book shows is his enthusiasm and passion for politics. An incredible state of mind this man was in during this period.
So, two years down the line and i'm ready to have a go at another recommendation from this forum and hopefully a bit more light hearted entertainment.
Book 6: Hitler's Table Talk: His Private Conversations, 1941-44
Ordered this morning
Jeez did that guy Hitler ramble on about the Austrian/Hungarian monarchy or whatever. Think i got to the 150 page mark and gave up and the book ended up in the bin. I now regret this though as i would like to have another go at reading it. Maybe one day i'll buy another copy but i doubt it, it really is hard work! One thing that i did learn from the book is how Hitler first came in contact with Jewish people and the reason for his loathing of them. The reason being very different to what the leftist media portray and much more realistic.
An average person could not write a book like that imo so it seems more and more that Hitler was either nuts or a genius. He certainly believed in what he preached though and one thing this book shows is his enthusiasm and passion for politics. An incredible state of mind this man was in during this period.
So, two years down the line and i'm ready to have a go at another recommendation from this forum and hopefully a bit more light hearted entertainment.
Book 6: Hitler's Table Talk: His Private Conversations, 1941-44
Ordered this morning
WW11 is not short of documentation ,there must be a plethora of books to choose from .
Is there a decent book on WW1 ,factual accounts from people present ,or even a German account in English ?
Hitler was involved in WW1 ,there is some ambiguity about how he ended up in the Bavarian Army and not the Austrian Army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Adolf_Hitler
Has anyone a decent book recommendation for WW1 ?
anyone read a decent one ?
Is there a decent book on WW1 ,factual accounts from people present ,or even a German account in English ?
Hitler was involved in WW1 ,there is some ambiguity about how he ended up in the Bavarian Army and not the Austrian Army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Adolf_Hitler
Has anyone a decent book recommendation for WW1 ?
anyone read a decent one ?
World War I
'A World Undone' is a great one-volume look at The Great War.
Starts with the day's events in Sarajevo and explains the pros and cons of major events and stages
over the next four years Recommended.
'The Guns Of August' set in the first August is acclaimed as a ,asterpiece
'A World Undone' is a great one-volume look at The Great War.
Starts with the day's events in Sarajevo and explains the pros and cons of major events and stages
over the next four years Recommended.
'The Guns Of August' set in the first August is acclaimed as a ,asterpiece
Not often you see someone describe themself as a huge Hitler fan.
Talking of Hitler fans - Barbarossa by Alan Clark is a top read, think Beevor v similar to Clark, both equally good.
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
Well i never did finish Book 5 :Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition (Third Reich from Original Sources)
Jeez did that guy Hitler ramble on about the Austrian/Hungarian monarchy or whatever. Think i got to the 150 page mark and gave up and the book ended up in the bin. I now regret this though as i would like to have another go at reading it. Maybe one day i'll buy another copy but i doubt it, it really is hard work! One thing that i did learn from the book is how Hitler first came in contact with Jewish people and the reason for his loathing of them. The reason being very different to what the leftist media portray and much more realistic.
An average person could not write a book like that imo so it seems more and more that Hitler was either nuts or a genius. He certainly believed in what he preached though and one thing this book shows is his enthusiasm and passion for politics. An incredible state of mind this man was in during this period.
Book 6: Hitler's Table Talk: His Private Conversations, 1941-44
Not sure what happened to this book. Think i started to read it but found it boring so ditched it.
Book 7: Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184832748X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Finished reading this book today. A very good book and well worth a read if you have an interest in the Easter Front. An easy read.
Next book? Think i have just about exhausted reading about WWII and the Eastern Front. However for my next and maybe last WWII book i think i am going to go for: The Cruel Hunters - S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger: Hitler's Most Notorious Anti-Partisan Unit
This book is on a subject about as low as you can get as a human-being so should be interesting!
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
Well i never did finish Book 5 :Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition (Third Reich from Original Sources)
Jeez did that guy Hitler ramble on about the Austrian/Hungarian monarchy or whatever. Think i got to the 150 page mark and gave up and the book ended up in the bin. I now regret this though as i would like to have another go at reading it. Maybe one day i'll buy another copy but i doubt it, it really is hard work! One thing that i did learn from the book is how Hitler first came in contact with Jewish people and the reason for his loathing of them. The reason being very different to what the leftist media portray and much more realistic.
An average person could not write a book like that imo so it seems more and more that Hitler was either nuts or a genius. He certainly believed in what he preached though and one thing this book shows is his enthusiasm and passion for politics. An incredible state of mind this man was in during this period.
Book 6: Hitler's Table Talk: His Private Conversations, 1941-44
Not sure what happened to this book. Think i started to read it but found it boring so ditched it.
Book 7: Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184832748X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Finished reading this book today. A very good book and well worth a read if you have an interest in the Easter Front. An easy read.
Next book? Think i have just about exhausted reading about WWII and the Eastern Front. However for my next and maybe last WWII book i think i am going to go for: The Cruel Hunters - S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger: Hitler's Most Notorious Anti-Partisan Unit
This book is on a subject about as low as you can get as a human-being so should be interesting!
I enjoyed Max Hastings’ All Hell Let Loose and his Overlord: D Day and the battle for Normandy was very, very good too. Apologies to the OP as neither focus on the eastern front but as stand-alone books about WWII they’re both well worth a read.
orioles
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Stalingrad: Antony Beevor.
His books are outstanding imho.
Quite. Also Berlin by the same author.
30 Dec 11 21:06
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Stalingrad: Antony Beevor.
His books are outstanding imho.
Quite. Also Berlin by the same author.
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
Well i never did finish Book 5 :Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition (Third Reich from Original Sources)
Jeez did that guy Hitler ramble on about the Austrian/Hungarian monarchy or whatever. Think i got to the 150 page mark and gave up and the book ended up in the bin. I now regret this though as i would like to have another go at reading it. Maybe one day i'll buy another copy but i doubt it, it really is hard work! One thing that i did learn from the book is how Hitler first came in contact with Jewish people and the reason for his loathing of them. The reason being very different to what the leftist media portray and much more realistic.
An average person could not write a book like that imo so it seems more and more that Hitler was either nuts or a genius. He certainly believed in what he preached though and one thing this book shows is his enthusiasm and passion for politics. An incredible state of mind this man was in during this period.
Book 6: Hitler's Table Talk: His Private Conversations, 1941-44
Not sure what happened to this book. Think i started to read it but found it boring so ditched it.
Book 7: Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184832748X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Finished reading this book today. A very good book and well worth a read if you have an interest in the Easter Front. An easy read.
Book 8: The Cruel Hunters - S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger: Hitler's Most Notorious Anti-Partisan Unit
A little disappointing. This books contains very detailed lists of S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger actions but not much in detail of the action, mainly as there were hardly any survivors from this unit and those that did survive denied being a member. All in all though a fairly decent read.
Book 9 i have just started to read Stalingrad by Antony Beevor.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0141032405/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Already I am impressed with the layout of this book and find it easy reading. I thought I may of exhausted my knowledge on WWII and particular the Eastern Front but this book is very interesting. Will report back when fully read.
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
Well i never did finish Book 5 :Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition (Third Reich from Original Sources)
Jeez did that guy Hitler ramble on about the Austrian/Hungarian monarchy or whatever. Think i got to the 150 page mark and gave up and the book ended up in the bin. I now regret this though as i would like to have another go at reading it. Maybe one day i'll buy another copy but i doubt it, it really is hard work! One thing that i did learn from the book is how Hitler first came in contact with Jewish people and the reason for his loathing of them. The reason being very different to what the leftist media portray and much more realistic.
An average person could not write a book like that imo so it seems more and more that Hitler was either nuts or a genius. He certainly believed in what he preached though and one thing this book shows is his enthusiasm and passion for politics. An incredible state of mind this man was in during this period.
Book 6: Hitler's Table Talk: His Private Conversations, 1941-44
Not sure what happened to this book. Think i started to read it but found it boring so ditched it.
Book 7: Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184832748X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Finished reading this book today. A very good book and well worth a read if you have an interest in the Easter Front. An easy read.
Book 8: The Cruel Hunters - S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger: Hitler's Most Notorious Anti-Partisan Unit
A little disappointing. This books contains very detailed lists of S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger actions but not much in detail of the action, mainly as there were hardly any survivors from this unit and those that did survive denied being a member. All in all though a fairly decent read.
Book 9 i have just started to read Stalingrad by Antony Beevor.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0141032405/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Already I am impressed with the layout of this book and find it easy reading. I thought I may of exhausted my knowledge on WWII and particular the Eastern Front but this book is very interesting. Will report back when fully read.
I got 38 out of 39 Timelife books on WW2 from Freecycle. Excellent toilet book. At this rate of crapping I should finish them in about 18 months.
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
Well i never did finish Book 5 :Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition (Third Reich from Original Sources)
Jeez did that guy Hitler ramble on about the Austrian/Hungarian monarchy or whatever. Think i got to the 150 page mark and gave up and the book ended up in the bin. I now regret this though as i would like to have another go at reading it. Maybe one day i'll buy another copy but i doubt it, it really is hard work! One thing that i did learn from the book is how Hitler first came in contact with Jewish people and the reason for his loathing of them. The reason being very different to what the leftist media portray and much more realistic.
An average person could not write a book like that imo so it seems more and more that Hitler was either nuts or a genius. He certainly believed in what he preached though and one thing this book shows is his enthusiasm and passion for politics. An incredible state of mind this man was in during this period.
Book 6: Hitler's Table Talk: His Private Conversations, 1941-44
Not sure what happened to this book. Think i started to read it but found it boring so ditched it.
Book 7: Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184832748X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Finished reading this book today. A very good book and well worth a read if you have an interest in the Easter Front. An easy read.
Book 8: The Cruel Hunters - S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger: Hitler's Most Notorious Anti-Partisan Unit
A little disappointing. This books contains very detailed lists of S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger actions but not much in detail of the action, mainly as there were hardly any survivors from this unit and those that did survive denied being a member. All in all though a fairly decent read.
Book 9 Stalingrad by Antony Beevor.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0141032405/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The book is an excellent read although the story of the constant struggle of the German soldiers can become a little weary. However I highly recommend this book and believe it to be very insightive and accurate on the events of the battle and the effects on those who fought it. A very good book on the battle of Stalingrad.
Book 10 Reich Marshal: Biography of Hermann Goering
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0297768107/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This book is by far the best book I have ever read on the subject of World War II.
The story of Hermann Goring is fascinating from start to finish and is told excellently by the author Leonard Mosley. Hermann Goring led a very interesting life from his early childhood days right up to his suicide. The book seems to off answered nearly all the outstanding questions I had about this era and it truly is worth a read if you have any interest in this period.
I believe this book was first published in 1974 and at the time Hermann Goring's 'proclamation' which was written just before his death was locked away and never released. Has this ever been released since?
Fascinating to read that Hermann Goring had a detailed plan to go through Spain and occupy Gibraltar and northern Morocco straight after the fall of France. The plan was to cut Great Britain's Mediterranean trade routes to the Empire and force Britain to the negotiation table thus freeing up the German forces for the attack on Russia.
The plan also involved invading northern Libya and I think Greece.
I've never heard of this planned attack which in my opinion seemed to be plausible. Arrangements were made but Hitler decided against it at the last minute in favour of attacking Russia.
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
Well i never did finish Book 5 :Mein Kampf - The Official 1939 Edition (Third Reich from Original Sources)
Jeez did that guy Hitler ramble on about the Austrian/Hungarian monarchy or whatever. Think i got to the 150 page mark and gave up and the book ended up in the bin. I now regret this though as i would like to have another go at reading it. Maybe one day i'll buy another copy but i doubt it, it really is hard work! One thing that i did learn from the book is how Hitler first came in contact with Jewish people and the reason for his loathing of them. The reason being very different to what the leftist media portray and much more realistic.
An average person could not write a book like that imo so it seems more and more that Hitler was either nuts or a genius. He certainly believed in what he preached though and one thing this book shows is his enthusiasm and passion for politics. An incredible state of mind this man was in during this period.
Book 6: Hitler's Table Talk: His Private Conversations, 1941-44
Not sure what happened to this book. Think i started to read it but found it boring so ditched it.
Book 7: Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184832748X/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Finished reading this book today. A very good book and well worth a read if you have an interest in the Easter Front. An easy read.
Book 8: The Cruel Hunters - S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger: Hitler's Most Notorious Anti-Partisan Unit
A little disappointing. This books contains very detailed lists of S.S.Sonderkommando Dirlewanger actions but not much in detail of the action, mainly as there were hardly any survivors from this unit and those that did survive denied being a member. All in all though a fairly decent read.
Book 9 Stalingrad by Antony Beevor.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0141032405/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The book is an excellent read although the story of the constant struggle of the German soldiers can become a little weary. However I highly recommend this book and believe it to be very insightive and accurate on the events of the battle and the effects on those who fought it. A very good book on the battle of Stalingrad.
Book 10 Reich Marshal: Biography of Hermann Goering
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0297768107/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This book is by far the best book I have ever read on the subject of World War II.
The story of Hermann Goring is fascinating from start to finish and is told excellently by the author Leonard Mosley. Hermann Goring led a very interesting life from his early childhood days right up to his suicide. The book seems to off answered nearly all the outstanding questions I had about this era and it truly is worth a read if you have any interest in this period.
I believe this book was first published in 1974 and at the time Hermann Goring's 'proclamation' which was written just before his death was locked away and never released. Has this ever been released since?
Fascinating to read that Hermann Goring had a detailed plan to go through Spain and occupy Gibraltar and northern Morocco straight after the fall of France. The plan was to cut Great Britain's Mediterranean trade routes to the Empire and force Britain to the negotiation table thus freeing up the German forces for the attack on Russia.
The plan also involved invading northern Libya and I think Greece.
I've never heard of this planned attack which in my opinion seemed to be plausible. Arrangements were made but Hitler decided against it at the last minute in favour of attacking Russia.
Funny this thread should be resurrected just after I'd watched The Battle of Stalingrad, from the World At War series on the History channel last night. I remember being fascinated by this when I was young. Would love to watch it now from start to finish. Must be one of, if not the best documentary series ever produced.
^^^^The World At War is always being shown on the Yesterday channel. Next episode 6pm today.
If you set a series link, it won't take long to get all of them.
Thanks Gin. It might have been the yesterday channel I was watching & not the History channel. My wife was out last night & I had control of the remote for a change. She's just come in from work and set it to record for me - lol.
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