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Panzers on the Vistula: Retreat and Rout in East Prussia 1945 by Hans Schaufler

Hans Schaufler's "Panzers on the Vistula" offers readers a look at some of the retreats the 4th Panzer Division participated in during the final few months of the Second World War on the northern...

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The First Soldier: Hitler as Military Leader by Stephen G. Fritz

Germany's initial victories, both diplomatic and military, during the late 1930s and early 1940s have given rise to a few myths about how they were accomplished.  Hitler is usually given credit for his...

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Fur Volk und Fuhrer: The Memoir of a Veteran of the 1st SS Panzer Division...

There are a few different ways one can approach "Fur Volk und Fuhrer."  Memoirs are usually self-serving and self-censored.  Moreover, when written decades after the events in question, memories can...

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Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front: The Memoir of Dr. Hans Rehfeldt. Volume...

Hans Rehfeldt, a mortarman in the Grossdeutschland Regiment, then division, uses his wartime diaries as a foundation for this 'memoir.'  Most of the text reads like diary entries but there are a few...

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Soviet Cavalry Operations During the Second World War: and the Genesis of the...

"Soviet Cavalry Operations During the Second World War" is self-explanatory in terms of what this volume offers readers.  Without a doubt the Red Army employed cavalry formations to a larger degree...

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Panzer Ace: The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to...

Although there are many memoirs detailing the German experience in the Second World War, few are written by tankers who served in Tiger Battalions.  Tiger I and II tanks were produced in limited...

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Air Battles over the Baltic 1941: The Air War on 22 June 1941 - The Battle...

This volume is a perfect example of how you should not write a book.  The author is not a trained historian and, like many other Russians that have taken an interest in the Second World War, he's happy...

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Stalingrad: City on Fire by Alexey Isaev and Richard W Harrison

Alexey Isaev is a well-known author/researcher among Russians and I'm glad to see that more of his work is being translated into English.  For those who might be asking the question, do we really need...

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The First Day on the Eastern Front: Germany Invades the Soviet Union, June...

In numerous ways 1941 continues to remain an enigma for historians and World War II experts.  Authors like David Glantz and, more recently, David Stahel, have employed archival collections previously...

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Normandy 1944: German Military Organization, Combat Power and Organizational...

Niklas Zetterling has written a few volumes on the Second World War and most, if not all, of them rely on some type of combat effectiveness analysis.  Whether it's looking at the Battle of Kursk or the...

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Moscow Tram Stop: A Doctor's Experiences with the German Spearhead in Russia...

I'm glad to see this book being reprinted as it's probably one of the better memoirs written about the German invasion of the Soviet Union.  Having read hundreds of histories about the war on the...

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Marching from Defeat: Surviving the Collapse of the German Army in the Soviet...

Operation Bagration was one of the Red Army's most successful offensive operations during the Second World War.  Germany's Army Group Center was devastated as Red Army forces created one encirclement...

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Black Tulip: The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World's Top Fighter...

This is a volume that doesn't necessarily fit any particular category.  It isn't a biography, it isn't a traditional historical monograph, nor is it a scholarly treatment of any one...

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Night of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and Hitler's Revenge, April - May...

Eric Lee's "Night of the Bayonets" attempts to cover the uprising on Texel Island by a battalion from the Georgian Legion.  In April 1945 some 800 Georgians turned on the Germans, massacred several...

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Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front, Volume II: Russia, Hungary, Lithuania,...

 This is the second half of the author's diary/memoirs, covering actions in the latter part of WWII as the Wehrmacht retreated from occupied Soviet territory, through Hungary, the Baltic states, and...

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The Battle of Kursk: Controversial and Neglected Aspects by Valeriy Zamulin,...

Valeriy Zamulin has made a name for himself in his histories relating to the Battle of Kursk in both Russian and now English.  His work, although devoted to just this one crucial battle on the Eastern...

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In the Hell of the Eastern Front: The Fate of a Young Soldier During the...

This slim volume covers the history of a Wehrmacht veteran who served in the 132nd Infantry Division.  However, the actual author of this volume is the veteran's son, Arno Sauer, yet there is no...

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Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty: The Memoir of a Waffen-SS Soldier on the...

Herbert Maeger's "Lost Honour, Betrayed Loyalty" documents his experiences as a soldier in what would become the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Division.  I have little question about the authenticity...

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Churchill and Stalin: Comrades-in-Arms during the Second World War by Martin...

 "Churchill and Stalin" offers a limited but enlightening look at the relationship between the leaders of the British Empire and the Soviet Union during the Second World War.  The initial 70 pages...

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I Somehow Survived: Eyewitness Accounts from World War II by Klaus G Förg

As the years pass there are fewer and fewer veterans and survivors we can turn to in order to better understand the lived experience of the Second World War.  In "I Somehow Survived" readers are...

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