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My Recent Posts · (10/23/08

Just getting a good start on German Paratroops In North Africa: Tropical Uniforms, Headgear, And Insignia Of The Fallschirmjager In World War II by John E. Hodgin. So far it looks like a pretty good one.

My Recent Posts · (10/30/08

Currently reading The Politically Incorrect Guide To The Civil War by H.W. Crocker, III.

My Recent Posts · (11/06/08

Currently reading "I was with Patton: First person accounts of WWII in George S Patton's command". It is a great book...Kat

My Recent Posts · (11/06/08

I've just finished two Osprey "Warrior" volumes, "German Security and Police Soldier 1935-45", and "Soviet Rifleman 1941-45". Good info, but the artwork wasn't up to Ron Volstad's standard, so to speak...

My Recent Posts · (11/11/08

I just finished Nuts! The Battle Of The Bulge: The Story And Photographs by Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon and J. Michael Wenger. Now I'm reading The German Wehrmacht On All Fronts Images From Private Photo Albums Volume Two: Wegschilder (Field Signs) Infantry U-Boats Luftwaffe Generals by Dr. Spencer Anthony Coil and Clemens Ellmauthaler.

My Recent Posts · (11/12/08

The Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout Of A German Army In The East, 1944 by Niklas Zetterling and Anders Frankson . so far so good.

My Recent Posts · (11/12/08

kar43 wrote:

The Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout Of A German Army In The East, 1944 by Niklas Zetterling and Anders Frankson . so far so good.

I read the Swedish edition of the book, and found it to be a very good read.

My Recent Posts · (11/22/08

I enjoyed The Korsun Pocket as well. It's a good read. There was not as much low level detail as I would have liked. Until the last couple of chapters everything was more on the operational level. Great OOB information for the units involved in the battle. Some more photos would have been nice also. My biggest complaint with the book was the number of typos. Does no one use proofreaders anymore?

I've just finished The German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin by Siegfreid Breyer and now I'm reading Mud: A Military History by C.E. Wood.

My Recent Posts · (11/24/08

Just finishing up The German Wehrmacht On All Fronts 1939-1945: Images From Private Photo Albums Volume One Nebelwerfer * Panzer * Flak * Funker * Gebirgsjager by Dr. Spencer Anthony Coil and Clemens Ellmauthaler. I also read Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland: A Pictorial History by Helmuth Spaeter and Fallschirmjager: Portraits Of German Paratroops In Combat by Branislav Radovic this weekend. Lots of interesting photos in these three.

My Recent Posts · (11/26/08

Currently reading Fallschirmjager: Bildband und Chronik by Rudolf Bohmler and Werner Haupt.

My Recent Posts · (11/30/08

Just getting started on Wolfgang Willrich War Artist Kriegszeichner by Klaus J. Peters.

My Recent Posts · (12/01/08

The Wolfgang Willrich book by Klaus J. Peters has some great portraits of German soldiers, sailors and airmen in it. No doubt some great ideas for custom soldiers. Now I'm reading The Drama Of The Scharnhorst by Fritz-Otto Busch.

My Recent Posts · (12/07/08

Currently reading Wolf Pack: The Story Of The U-Boat In World War II by Gordon Williamson.

My Recent Posts · (12/11/08

Just getting started on European Volunteers: The 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking" by Peter Strassner.

My Recent Posts · (12/31/08

I just finished World War II Commanders: From The Attack On Poland To The Surrender Of Japan by Ian Westwell. I picked this one up at Barnes & Nobles after Christmas for what seemed a decent price. As of yesterday there were no online reviews so information of the book was scanty. This book is supposed to be an overview of the notable commanders of World War II. I think of commanders as being military folks but this book is all over the place with what it characterizes as "commanders". In the 192 pages there are many, many errors. How many are factual or merely typos? Hard to say, but does it matter, as an error is an error. To me the worst thing is the sloppy captioning of photos. I spotted many errors in the photos of Germans and Americans (the ones I'm most familiar with). As an example the author confused Omar Bradley with George S. Patton in one photo. I'm not a tree hugger but a lot of innocent trees died to produce this mess. Now I'm reading Luftwaffe At War: Airwar Over The Atlantic by Manfred Griehl.

My Recent Posts · (01/03/09

Just finished Military Handguns Of Two World Wars by John Walter, The War In The Pacific: From Pearl Harbor To Okinawa, 1941-1945 by Jonathan Gawne, and Luftwaffe At War: Stukas Over The Steppe - Blitzkrieg In The East, 1941-1944 by Peter C. Smith. Now I'm reading The Sniper At War: From The American Revolutionary War To The Present Day by Michael E. Haskew.

My Recent Posts · (01/20/09

Just finished German Army Uniforms Of World War II In Colour Photographs by Wade Krawczyk and God, Honor, Country: A Photo History Of Panzergrenadier Division "Grossdeutschland" On The Eastern Front 1942-1944 by Thomas McGuirl and Remy Spezzano. Now I'm reading My War by Andy Rooney.

My Recent Posts · (01/20/09

Currently reading "The German National Railway in World War II" by Janusz Piekalkiewiez.

Mark.

My Recent Posts · (01/22/09

I am currently reading 2 books. Well one when I..uh...visit the throne room (LOL) and one for everyday reading, Throne room book is the new Clive Cussler book, Artic Drift and the everyday book is MacCarthur's War A Novel of The Invasion of Japan by Douglas Niles and Michael Dobson. Both are EXCELLENT books and worth a look.

My Recent Posts · (02/07/09

Just finished Daring Missions Of World War II by William B. Breuer and The U.S. Army: A Guide To Its Men And Equipment by Fletcher Pratt. Now I'm reading Inside Delta Force: The Story Of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit by Eric L. Haney.

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kar43		#161	[-]
Posts: 1642 (10/23/08 22:30:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just getting a good start on German Paratroops In North Africa: Tropical Uniforms, Headgear, And Insignia Of The Fallschirmjager In World War II by John E. Hodgin. So far it looks like a pretty good one.
kar43		#162	[-]
Posts: 1644 (10/30/08 19:00:17) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Currently reading *The Politically Incorrect Guide To The Civil War* by H.W. Crocker, III.
cutiger83		#163	[-]
Posts: 50 (11/06/08 16:00:01) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Currently reading "I was with Patton: First person accounts of WWII in George S Patton's command". It is a great book...Kat
B Hellqvist		#164	[-]
Posts: 2536 (11/06/08 18:05:40) 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 finished two Osprey "Warrior" volumes, "German Security and Police Soldier 1935-45", and "Soviet Rifleman 1941-45". Good info, but the artwork wasn't up to Ron Volstad's standard, so to speak... Try 2/12th scale figures. Twice the detail!
kar43		#165	[-]
Posts: 1647 (11/11/08 07:35:50) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I just finished *Nuts! The Battle Of The Bulge: The Story And Photographs* by Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon and J. Michael Wenger. Now I'm reading *The German Wehrmacht On All Fronts Images From Private Photo Albums Volume Two: Wegschilder (Field Signs) Infantry U-Boats Luftwaffe Generals* by Dr. Spencer Anthony Coil and Clemens Ellmauthaler.
kar43		#166	[-]
Posts: 1648 (11/12/08 07:32:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	*The Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout Of A German Army In The East, 1944 by* Niklas Zetterling and Anders Frankson . so far so good.
B Hellqvist		#167	[-]
Posts: 2541 (11/12/08 12:42:19) Master Artist Division Regular Bronze Björns svärdssida Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	kar43 wrote: *The Korsun Pocket: The Encirclement and Breakout Of A German Army In The East, 1944 by* Niklas Zetterling and Anders Frankson . so far so good. I read the Swedish edition of the book, and found it to be a very good read. Try 2/12th scale figures. Twice the detail!
kar43		#168	[-]
Posts: 1652 (11/22/08 08:06:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I enjoyed *The Korsun Pocket* as well. It's a good read. There was not as much low level detail as I would have liked. Until the last couple of chapters everything was more on the operational level. Great OOB information for the units involved in the battle. Some more photos would have been nice also. My biggest complaint with the book was the number of typos. Does no one use proofreaders anymore? I've just finished *The German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin* by Siegfreid Breyer and now I'm reading *Mud: A Military History* by C.E. Wood.
kar43		#169	[-]
Posts: 1654 (11/24/08 07:34:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just finishing up The German Wehrmacht On All Fronts 1939-1945: Images From Private Photo Albums Volume One Nebelwerfer * Panzer * Flak * Funker * Gebirgsjager by Dr. Spencer Anthony Coil and Clemens Ellmauthaler. I also read *Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland:* *A Pictorial History* by Helmuth Spaeter and *Fallschirmjager: Portraits Of German Paratroops In Combat* by Branislav Radovic this weekend. Lots of interesting photos in these three.
kar43		#170	[-]
Posts: 1656 (11/26/08 16:27:36) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Currently reading *Fallschirmjager: Bildband und Chronik* by Rudolf Bohmler and Werner Haupt.
kar43		#171	[-]
Posts: 1658 (11/30/08 18:26:41) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just getting started on *Wolfgang Willrich War Artist Kriegszeichner* by Klaus J. Peters.
kar43		#172	[-]
Posts: 1659 (12/01/08 07:13:47) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	The Wolfgang Willrich book by Klaus J. Peters has some great portraits of German soldiers, sailors and airmen in it. No doubt some great ideas for custom soldiers. Now I'm reading *The Drama Of* *The Scharnhorst* by Fritz-Otto Busch.
kar43		#173	[-]
Posts: 1663 (12/07/08 09:01:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Currently reading *Wolf Pack: The Story Of The U-Boat In World War II* by Gordon Williamson.
kar43		#174	[-]
Posts: 1664 (12/11/08 16:52:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just getting started on *European Volunteers: The 5.SS-Panzer-Division "Wiking"* by Peter Strassner.
kar43		#175	[-]
Posts: 1668 (12/31/08 08:01:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I just finished *World War II Commanders: From The Attack On Poland To The Surrender Of Japan* by Ian Westwell. I picked this one up at Barnes & Nobles after Christmas for what seemed a decent price. As of yesterday there were no online reviews so information of the book was scanty. This book is supposed to be an overview of the notable commanders of World War II. I think of commanders as being military folks but this book is all over the place with what it characterizes as "commanders". In the 192 pages there are many, many errors. How many are factual or merely typos? Hard to say, but does it matter, as an error is an error. To me the worst thing is the sloppy captioning of photos. I spotted many errors in the photos of Germans and Americans (the ones I'm most familiar with). As an example the author confused Omar Bradley with George S. Patton in one photo. I'm not a tree hugger but a lot of innocent trees died to produce this mess. Now I'm reading *Luftwaffe At* *War: Airwar Over The Atlantic* by Manfred Griehl.
kar43		#176	[-]
Posts: 1669 (01/03/09 08:48:18) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just finished *Military Handguns Of Two World Wars* by John Walter, *The War In The Pacific: From Pearl Harbor To Okinawa, 1941-1945* by Jonathan Gawne, and *Luftwaffe At War:* *Stukas Over The Steppe - Blitzkrieg In The East, 1941-1944* by Peter C. Smith. Now I'm reading *The Sniper At War: From The American Revolutionary War To The Present Day* by Michael E. Haskew. Last Edited By: kar43 01/03/09 08:51:23. Edited 1 times.
kar43		#177	[-]
Posts: 1674 (01/20/09 14:44:33) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just finished *German Army Uniforms Of World War II In Colour Photographs* by Wade Krawczyk and *God, Honor, Country: A Photo* *History Of Panzergrenadier Division "Grossdeutschland" On The Eastern Front 1942-1944* by Thomas McGuirl and Remy Spezzano. Now I'm reading *My War* by Andy Rooney.
battlezone45		#178	[-]
Posts: 461 (01/20/09 16:28:30) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Currently reading "The German National Railway in World War II" by Janusz Piekalkiewiez. Mark.
WehrmachtOberst		#179	[-]
Posts: 1277 (01/22/09 21:08:12) The Eagle's Nest Staff Wewelsburg Castle Staff Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I am currently reading 2 books. Well one when I..uh...visit the throne room (LOL) and one for everyday reading, Throne room book is the new Clive Cussler book, Artic Drift and the everyday book is MacCarthur's War A Novel of The Invasion of Japan by Douglas Niles and Michael Dobson. Both are EXCELLENT books and worth a look. "Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted."--John Lennon "I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don't want to stop."--Paul McCartney Please Visit my new board----> The Eagle's Nest
kar43		#180	[-]
Posts: 1680 (02/07/09 09:27:38) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Just finished Daring Missions Of World War II by William B. Breuer and *The U.S. Army: A Guide To Its Men And Equipment* by Fletcher Pratt. Now I'm reading *Inside Delta Force: The Story Of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit* by Eric L. Haney.

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