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Other Stackpole books

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Post by Forward00 » 29 Jul 2018, 15:30

Currently have Kurt Meyers Grenadiers, Michael Wittmans Volume 1 and 2 and 12th SS. These are all probably the most popular and were my first books that I bought, but now am looking for something different.
What can you recommend me?

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Post by Dann Falk » 29 Jul 2018, 22:51

Greetings,

What are you looking for?

German WW2 accounts in general, weapons, Luftwaffe, Army, Navy, early war, late war, Western Front, Eastern Front?
So much to choose from.


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Post by guder » 30 Jul 2018, 02:11

For Germany is another good biography. It is on Otto Skorzeny. The SS officer that coordinated Mussolini's rescue in 1944.

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Post by Forward00 » 02 Aug 2018, 10:09

Dann Falk wrote:
29 Jul 2018, 22:51
Greetings,

What are you looking for?

German WW2 accounts in general, weapons, Luftwaffe, Army, Navy, early war, late war, Western Front, Eastern Front?
So much to choose from.


Dann
currently Eastern Front, are these good reads Dann?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-Storm-S ... +Series%29
https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-White-Deat ... tary+books

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Post by Forward00 » 02 Aug 2018, 10:10

guder wrote:
30 Jul 2018, 02:11
For Germany is another good biography. It is on Otto Skorzeny. The SS officer that coordinated Mussolini's rescue in 1944.

Paul
thank you, is it Stackpole? I can't locate it

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Post by Cult Icon » 02 Aug 2018, 13:19

Lots of Stackpole books are great. Death of a leaping Horseman and Island of Fire are first rate

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Post by MAMC » 02 Aug 2018, 15:32

Cult Icon wrote:
02 Aug 2018, 13:19
Lots of Stackpole books are great. Death of a leaping Horseman and Island of Fire are first rate
Just a caution, Stackpole books are "Perfect Binding" (glued in pages)
The most imperfect binding ever used for books......
"My hat and scarf Nester"...

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Post by Dann Falk » 02 Aug 2018, 17:03

Greetings Forward00

Winter Storm is good, but I haven't read War of the White Death.

You also might like Mechanized Juggernaut, about horses in the German Army. Armor Battles of the Waffen SS and Tigers in the Mud all are from Stackpole.

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Post by guder » 26 Aug 2018, 07:42

Forward00 wrote:
02 Aug 2018, 10:10
guder wrote:
30 Jul 2018, 02:11
For Germany is another good biography. It is on Otto Skorzeny. The SS officer that coordinated Mussolini's rescue in 1944.

Paul
thank you, is it Stackpole? I can't locate it
Sorry it is just a biography. Actually autobiography.

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Post by Forward00 » 20 Sep 2018, 08:03

Dann Falk wrote:
02 Aug 2018, 17:03
Greetings Forward00

Winter Storm is good, but I haven't read War of the White Death.

You also might like Mechanized Juggernaut, about horses in the German Army. Armor Battles of the Waffen SS and Tigers in the Mud all are from Stackpole.

Dann
thanks will take a look at these

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Post by Forward00 » 05 Sep 2019, 08:53

Can someone tell me if these books are worth purchasing?

Red road from Stalingrad
Beyond Stalingrad
Panzer aces (mixed reviews, how accurate is this book?)
For Europe - French SS Volunteers

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Post by Cult Icon » 05 Sep 2019, 13:31

"Beyond Stalingrad" is a very, very dry analysis of Manstein's reaction to the Soviet Winter counteroffensive 42-43- It's hard to comprehend/enjoy fully without studying texts of Glantz and Nipe & some unit histories.

Panzer Aces I-III are poorly written, unsourced biographies most probably assembled from biographical and award data- part fiction, part fact. Not "useless" but worth browsing at best.

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