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Post by rbx6jm7man on Apr 13, 2006 17:35:05 GMT -5
I would love to do some reading on anything but the overly analized campaigns such as Normandy, 101st Airborne, SS units, etc. I mean what happened on the Eastern Front, Manchuria, Bataan, or the Japanese-American units? (just to name a few) My question to the community is, "what are some good books on barely explored campaigns."
Thanks in advance!
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Post by silencer on Apr 13, 2006 19:59:04 GMT -5
Search amazon, I know you will find books you never thought possible. For example, they have books on the greeks that fought as SS soldiers of the german army, who in their right mind can get enough information on such a topic to write a book about it? It must take a while to write those books but I am sure you could find just what you are looking for.
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Post by Gordak on Apr 16, 2006 10:00:28 GMT -5
the vosages campaign is getting more and more attention, its like a mini Bulge, that took place south of the real Bulge, There are 3 really good books about it. (that I know of)
"When Odds Were Even" "Seven Days in January" "Black edleweiss"
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Post by savoy6 on Apr 16, 2006 19:46:42 GMT -5
The Forgotten War: A Pictorial History of World War II in Alaska and Northwestern Canada Author: Stan Cohen
a good pictorial histoy of the war in alaska.has several volumes,though i'm not sure if the newer volumes are revised edition of the original or new ,seperate volumes...i've only read the first one.very informative though.
Macarthur's Jungle War: The 1944 New Guinea Campaign (Hardcover, 1998) Author: Stephen Taaffe
good overview of the new guinea battles with a good bit of insight into the inner workings of Mac's HQ set up...
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Post by rbx6jm7man on Apr 17, 2006 19:24:05 GMT -5
i've always wondered how macarthur when from a great general to a sucky one (his wwii campaigns vs. his korean war campaign)
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Post by savoy6 on Apr 17, 2006 19:47:25 GMT -5
actually the inchon landings and his other battles in korea went alot better than many of his WW2 ideas.....
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Post by bataanscout on Apr 26, 2006 9:07:21 GMT -5
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Post by polak on Apr 28, 2006 22:15:04 GMT -5
Already ordered some! Cannot wait.
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Post by mauser98k on Apr 29, 2006 15:33:18 GMT -5
Seduced by hitler Is a very good book
About the true happenings behind the propaganda. 0.o I never knew Henry Ford was one of hitler's greatest followers and he invented the model T after hitler's dream of a people's vehicle.
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Post by spitfire740 on Apr 29, 2006 15:58:26 GMT -5
yeah he donated some 2 million dollars to the nazi party, I think alot more.
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Post by savoy6 on Apr 30, 2006 12:37:42 GMT -5
ok...the model T was invent before hitler came to power...hitler voiced HIS admiration for henry ford's anti-semitism on numerous occassions and in Mein Kampf.henry ford didn't follow hitler,he was much older....though it is rumored that he did cut a deal with the USAAF to keep ford truck plants in production in germany during the war so that they would have the market after all their german competitors had been bombed out...hitlers idea of the volkswagen came from seeing the success in the 1920's of the model A and T from ford.hitler complained many times about germany needing to make it's own autos and not get them from outside countries...try doing more research than just reading one book....
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Post by mauser98k on Apr 30, 2006 12:45:38 GMT -5
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Post by savoy6 on Apr 30, 2006 13:10:35 GMT -5
ok..both your sources back up what i had to say about ford's anti-semitism...and his supplying of needed vehicles to our enemies... www.dyna.co.za/cars/ford-history.htmthe ford model T was produced from 1908 to 1926..soooo how did hitler think of that?what,when he was 19 and unemployed in austria?the lack of any secondary research on your part is what i'm at issue with here.not trying to start a flame war.just saying that you should look at other sources of info before posting.especially with an apologist work like "seduced by hitler".
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Post by mauser98k on Apr 30, 2006 13:36:31 GMT -5
Ok, when I originally posted that, I didn't thoroughly research it, because I was trusting the authors statements. That wasn't something I really wanted to find out more of. Now since you proved the author wrong, I am "sorry" for posting that, and I do not mean to portray information from an untrustworthy source. The title of the book sounds skin-head, but it isn't at all. It isn't pro-nazi or anything, just the story of what happened. Thank you for clearing up the facts though, I think I will just start a new book now, heh.
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Post by savoy6 on Apr 30, 2006 15:40:52 GMT -5
lol...no problem meant man...and just starting a new book is a great idea....in any situation.you just have to remember that alot of books proport to tell "just what happened",but in some cases facts and figures can be scewed to give the reader a soft sell accounting of what happens in any given political or historical situation.
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