^Interesting, at least with some of the thinner Panzer Division histories the reader is at the gates of Moscow at the middle of the book if not already past of it. I can understand why some books focus the later part of the war. Probably most of survivors, and potential readers, were those who fought during the later part of the war. Not so many of those serving 1939 -41 were alive in 1946. Many of the German unit histories were wrote in 50s and 60s, so it was easier to get diaries, photos, recollections and interviews from those who participated in those retreat battles.
Absolutely. Thanks to both Stolpi and von Poop for the points well made. Too many of the "big smiles, big smiles" school of memoires have, in modern parlance, the tone of "we wuz robbed" and "it wasn't me/not my fault" undertone. Whilst appreciating no one in war (bar the completely innocent victims of same) is whiter than white (edelweiss white even), these books do stick in my craw, and to my admittance (and likely loss) I am no longer inclined to give them the time of day (to the betterment of my blood pressure). Kind regards, always, Jim.
"My book-buying "Problem"". There are some I just cannot walk by. And please, no requests, as they are all earmarked for daughters (for when I am no longer their problem!) Kind regards, always, Jim. P.S. And yes, In more recent years I have come to realise that this is indeed a problem.
Sigh. Not just you, mate. 'Ooh, that's very cheap for a shiny thing, and I'm out bored-shopping.' Used to have four copies of the Haynes Tiger. Not sure how... Gave them away to mates eventually. Keep them as a reminder to stop being silly. And present reserve for Brother & old man...
Came across this interesting and not expensive title on Amazon.ca that has just been released: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08VLWLLD5...colid=XIVH9ILEJ4RE&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it It's short at 61 pages but the price is $12.95 CDN so not pricey. And it's quirky enough to catch someone's eye on here I'm betting.
Is there any reference to the Churchill-equipped Guards tank brigades in this book, Orwell? I might be tempted by it if there is.
Orwell1984, I've been toying with picking these up but a bit put off by price tag. Can you share an opinion about these volumes? Lots of information to go along with decent pictures, or just big picture books? Regards Tom
Not mention of Churchill tanks in the index, no photographs either. I went into looking through the Guards Units mentioned and so far just equipped with SPGs or T34/s/KV1s
To help you get an idea I'll quote you from the intro to this volume: The research done is indepth and the two authors are well known Italian armour historians. The first book had more text than this volume, which features the following: Chapter 7 Panther tanks, Chapter 8 Marder II and III Chapter 9 Grille Support Howitzers, Chapter 10 Field and Heavy artillery and Chapter 11 Towed Anti-tank artillery. While picture heavy the captions contain research and detail, of After the Battle Detail at times. Lots of stuff I hadn't seen before (whole series of pictures of Deserter, the New Zealander's pet Panther) I don;t think there will be a better collection of German vehicles and armour in Italy. If this is your area of interest definitely worth buying. I bought direct from the publishers and it was much cheaper
Mr bloody Hills & his weird but pleasing bloody books! Gah! Only broke my pretty solid weeks of resistance yesterday on a new Japanese armour thing. Now this. Gah. c.£7.50 here. Now just let me have a few more drinks. That'll be a 3AM order. Gah. And bugger.