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Hello I got into an argument with someone on YouTube regarding Goodwood. This person criticized Montgomery as an “inept buffoon” for his conduct in the Caen battles including Goodwood. I feel that the overall strategy of diverting the bulk of the German armour towards 21st Army Group was the correct...

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Did the Germans ever encounter the T-34 before the Raseniai battle of 1941?

sebastian wrote:and the name imad is arab,confusing :-)

Wow, really? Brilliant piece of deduction there. I didn't realise it was so impossible for people with Arab names to have been raised in the English speaking world.

Mellenthin brought up some good counter arguments. Made me pause for a while. I would love to see an adequate response as I can't think of any right this moment. A cup of hot tea might help

Hello I wonder if bayonet training in the Heer was somewhat lagging behind that of Commonwealth armies. More than one Allied soldier has remarked that the Germans were good at laying down firepower but when confronted by bayonet charges folded up rather too easily. Input appreciated in advance. Than...

Richard Hargreaves wrote:The mammoth history of 16 (mot) Infanterie Division (Windhund division). Head and shoulders above any Heer unit history.

Really? Beats Heinz-Guenther Guderian's account as well?

Just got done with Hell's Gate. Money and time well spent

eddie82 wrote:Hello there. I would recommend this book. The best you are gonna find in English with regards to this battle. Take care, Walter S.

Thanks Walter. I definitely will, if only to see why Kunikov had such a problem with the title

Adolf Hitler by John Toland

Yeah thanks. I read his Kursk book before and rather liked it. This book is dated 1999 though. Are you sure its one of hisl later works Jan-Hendrik?

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I'm toying with the idea of getting Glantz's "Zhukov's Greatest Defeat". It's selling at a used book store for an excellent price. Anyone think it's worth it?

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Thinking of buying "Dying for St. Lo" by Didieu Lodier. I'm mainly a Westfront enthusiast and am very particular about good source material and references for history books. I enjoy reading blow by blow accounts but also like delving into campaign analysis and poring over maps.

Hello I am reading a book in which the author makes a negative comment about the accuracy of the 17 pounder on the Firefly version of the M4 Sherman. The gun was undoubtedly powerful but apparently the accuracy was questionable in long range firing. Does anyone have any input on this? Thanks in adva...

My two cents...you will be doing yourself an injustice if you don't read Doug's HG. If you are really interested in not only the how, where, but in making the whole disaster come to life, the feeling of the participants, the horror of what went on that shows so nearly on a map, you need to read thi...

Hello I just got done reading Zetterling and Frankson's book about the Korsun battle and found it very informative. I know Doug's book Hell's Gate is about the same battle. I would like to know would it be worth reading Hell's Gate? I know it got excellent reviews and I esteem Doug highly as an auth...