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HarrySSNederland		#201	[-]
Posts: 518 (07/18/09 08:01:10) Banned User Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Currently i'm reading the book: "For Germany: The Otto Skorzeny memoirs", if you haven't read it yet it's a pleasant to read book with lots of beautiful photos, i highly recommend it.
82ndLegacy		#202	[-]
Posts: 7 (07/26/09 15:39:54) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Recently read Omaha Beach by Joseph Balkowski, which was excellent--almost a minute by minute account of the entire operation on Omaha. I highly recommend it! Also re-read Pegasus Bridge and Band of Brothers for the first time in years--both excellent reads as well. Sitting on my shelf is A Magnificent Failure, about the Market-Garden Operation. Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become. Brooke Foss Westcott Remember FDNY 343 9/11/01
RogueJK		#203	[-]
Posts: 414 (07/26/09 20:52:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I just finished "Fox at the Front". I'm not usually big on alternate history, but "Fox on the Rhine" and "Fox at the Front" were both pretty well written. I'm currently about halfway through "And No Birds Sang" by Farley Mowat, an autobiographical account of the First Canadian Division's slog through Italy. Next up is a book that I've been trying to get my hands on for a couple of years now: "Black Edelweiss" by Johann Voss. I managed to score a copy on eBay for pennies.
kar43		#204	[-]
Posts: 1723 (07/31/09 13:17:36) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've recently read Legionary: *The Roman Soldier's Unofficial Manual* by Philip Matyszak, *The German Army 1939-45 (1) Blitzkrieg, The German Army 1939-45 (2) North Africa & Balkans, The German Army 1939-45 (3) Eastern Front 1941-43, The German Army 1939-45* *(4) Eastern Front 1943-45* and *The German Army 1939-45 (5) Western Front 1943-45* all by Nigel Thomas and Stephen Andrew. Now I'm reading *Gotz von Berlichingen Volume 2: Lorraine Allemagne* by Jean-Claude Perrigault and Rolf Meister.
kar43		#205	[-]
Posts: 1723 (07/31/09 13:20:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Last Edited By: kar43 07/31/09 18:54:23. Edited 1 times.
82ndLegacy		#206	[-]
Posts: 24 (07/31/09 14:30:03) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Kar43--how was Legionary? I saw it in the window of our local Barnes and Noble and was intrigued. Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become. Brooke Foss Westcott Remember FDNY 343 9/11/01
kar43		#207	[-]
Posts: 1725 (07/31/09 18:52:46) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I really enjoyed it. Lots of good information and it's funny in places. I think you would probably like it.
82ndLegacy		#208	[-]
Posts: 25 (07/31/09 19:58:33) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for the tip--I will check it out. Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become. Brooke Foss Westcott Remember FDNY 343 9/11/01
kar43		#209	[-]
Posts: 1726 (08/11/09 13:05:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've just finished *Great Mistakes Of The War* by Hanson W. Baldwin and *The Hitler Youth 1933-45* by Alan Dearn and Elizabeth Sharp. Now I'm reading *The Sixth Panzer Division 1937-45* by Helmut Ritgen.
kar43		#210	[-]
Posts: 1727 (08/16/09 08:06:50) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've read several short ones this week: *Ashevile And Western North Carolina In World War II* by Reid Chapman and Deborah Miles *Berlin 1945: The Collapse Of The "Thousand-Year" Reich* by Dimitrios Stavropoulos, Sotiris Vourliotis, John Terniotis, Ioannis Kotoullas, Stavros Valmas and George Zouridis *The Italian Army At War: Europe 1940-43* by Philip Jowett and Dmitriy Zgonnik *The Underground Command Bunkers Of Zossen, Germany: Construction History And Use By The Wehrmacht And Soviet Army 1937-1994* by Hans-George Kampe *White Hell: The German Army Faces The Russian Winter* by Gordon Rottman and Stephen Andrew Now I'm reading *Byzantine Armies 325 AD - 1453 AD* by Dimitris Belezos and Christos Giannopoulos.
82ndLegacy		#211	[-]
Posts: 27 (08/20/09 21:57:27) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	In the middle of "Four Stars of Valor" by Phil Nordyke, about the 505th PIR of the 82nd Airborne in WWII. Incredibly good book--in the same vein as Ambrose's Band of Brothers, but on a regimental scale. Highly recommended! Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become. Brooke Foss Westcott Remember FDNY 343 9/11/01
kar43		#212	[-]
Posts: 1728 (09/14/09 06:32:05) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Recent reads include *SS Uniforms, Insignia And Accoutrements: A Study In Photographs* compiled by Arthur Hayes, *Weapons Of The* *Tankers: American Armor In World War II* by Harry Yeide and *Armored Fighting Vehicles: 300 Of The World's Greatest Military Vehicles* by Philip Trewhitt. Now I'm reading *The Kindly Ones* by Jonathan Littell. This one is a long novel about an SD Sturmbannfuhrer. So far it's pretty interesting.
B Hellqvist		#213	[-]
Posts: 2810 (09/14/09 12:20:18) Master Artist Division Regular Bronze Björns svärdssida Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've just read "Achtung Schweinehund" by Harry Pearson, and as I'm just a few years younger and have moved in similar circles as the author, there was a lot of recognition. The author is a wargamer, mainly Napoleonics in 20 mm scale, but he manages to balance the autobiographical parts with the history of wargaming and the popularisation of the World Wars, studding it with very funny and too-close-to-home observations on male behaviour, collector's mania, and geekiness. I smiled and laughed a lot while reading the book, and would like to recommended to every gamer who isn't a maladjusted introvert. I know there are a few who isn't... Try 2/12th scale figures. Twice the detail!
82ndLegacy		#214	[-]
Posts: 37 (10/06/09 18:46:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tried reading A Magnificent Failure.....but couldn't make it through....very dry, difficult style to read....currently reading Utah Beach by Joseph Balkoski, which is as good as his study on Omaha. Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become. Brooke Foss Westcott Remember FDNY 343 9/11/01
kar43		#215	[-]
Posts: 1731 (10/21/09 06:54:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just finished *HMS Hood: Pride Of The Royal Navy* by Andrew Norman and *The Legendary Tales And Historical Truths Of The Most* Notorious Warriors by Daniel Mersey. Next up is *Black Nazis! A Study Of Racial Ambivlaence In Nazi Germany's Military Establishment: Non-German Ethnic Minority And Foreign Volunteers, Conscripts, Laborers And POWs, 1940-1945* by Veronica Clark.
RogueJK		#216	[-]
Posts: 568 (10/28/09 18:44:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	After finishing Sniper on the Eastern Front by Albrecht Wacker, I just started Anthony Beevor's latest: D-Day: The Normandy Invasion. I love Beevor's other WW2 fare, such as Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin, so I'm interested in how his take on the Normandy Invasion stands up to the classic volumes from Cornelius Ryan and Stephen Ambrose. I'm hoping to score a copy of Ambrose's latest, Pegasus Bridge: June 6th, 1944, to start on next.
82ndLegacy		#217	[-]
Posts: 42 (10/28/09 19:33:34) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Rogue, Pegasus Bridge is a terrific read--I am sure you will enjoy it! Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become. Brooke Foss Westcott Remember FDNY 343 9/11/01
kar43		#218	[-]
Posts: 1735 (11/17/09 07:34:20) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I've recently read *From Rocks To Rockets: Arms And Armies Throughout The Ages* by William Gilkerson and *SALVO! Classic Naval* *Gun Actions* by Bernard Edwards. Currently I'm reading *Angriff: The German Attack On Stalingrad In Photos* and *Terror Of The Autumn Skies: The True Story Of Frank Luke, America's Rogue Ace Of World War I* by Blaine Pardoe.
kar43		#219	[-]
Posts: 1737 (11/29/09 08:41:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just finished *Diary Of A Tank Gunner In The Panzer Regiment Of The Brandenburg Panzergrenadier Division February 1945 Volume I* and *Diary Of A Tank Gunner In The Panzer Regiment Of The Brandenburg Panzergrenadier Division March-April 1945 Volume II* by Eduard Bodenmuller and *Twilight Of The Gods: A Swedish Waffen-SS Volunteer's Experiences With The 11th SS-Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, Eastern Front 1944-45* by Erik Wallin and edited by Thorolf Hillblad. Now I'm reading *The Waffen-SS (1) 1. To 5. Divisions* by Gordon Williamson and Stephen Andrew.
B Hellqvist		#220	[-]
Posts: 2845 (11/30/09 14:58:07) Master Artist Division Regular Bronze Björns svärdssida Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	What do you think of "Twilight Of The Gods"? Try 2/12th scale figures. Twice the detail!

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