What are you reading at the moment?

Only The Enemy in Front
by Richard Docherty.

My favourite 'regimental history' of any WW2 units.

 

I'd like to read this sometime.

 

Off topic but Eric Faust's History of the 6th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War. Casemate like my research on the Port Hudson Campaign.

 

I am not reading it, but I want to!
How many volumes are in the " Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present" series by JJ Colledge
I have seen "2 volume set" and like "5A" ?
"2 volume" I could buy, "5A" level not so much

 

This book arrived recently ...



My first impression: full of interesting details, many pictures, beautiful maps, the text is a bit wordy here and there, with sometimes unnecessary repetitions.

It describes the crossing of the Our at Dasburg, the battle for the Skyline Drive, Clervaux, the advance to Bastogne, battle for Noville, the crossing of the Ourthe Occidentale, the final push to the Meuse and the retreat of the Panzers (or what was left of them) in Jan 45.

On a more personal note: I had hoped for more detail on the Pz Division's retreat from the Ardennes, especially the operations in the area to the south of La Roche-en-Ardennes during 10 - 14 Jan 45. Units of the 2.Pz Division (Kampfgruppe Gutmann & Kampfgruppe Funk) during that period faced the 51st HD at Hives, Beausaint/Ronchamps and Mierchamps/Erneuville and suffered heavy losses in men and material. The 51st HD took at least 125+ POWs of the 2. Pz Division and captured/KO'd large numbers of vehicles (at least 10 halftracks were captured) and tanks. Unfortunately none of this is mentioned in the book. See: Ardennes 1945, 51st Highland Div.

Over all very well done and a real asset to the Historiographie of the Ardennes Offensive. Bravo.