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Croation Legion By Jason Mark

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Looks like jason Mark will be releasing his next book in November.CROATION LEGION.
Mainly about its activity in Stalingrad.
Looks fantastic!
http://www.leapinghorseman.com/proddeta ... 7683&cat=5
I allready pre-ordered mine.
I am sure it will sell out quickly!
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Wow, Jason has done it again!

Very expensive but I think it would be really worth it.

I wonder if Jason did mentioned about how the Croatians managed to get their mistresses as well as the nurses out of the pocket
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This book looks to have the standard Jason Mark treatment with regard to outstanding maps and an exceptional amount of unpublished photographs. I own everything Jason Mark has ever published. The books are expensive, but the quality is absolutely superb. The following is a description from the publisher's website:

Authors: Amir Obhodas and Jason D. Mark

Soon after Germany invaded the Soviet Union, the leadership of the newly founded Independent State of Croatia expressed its desire to participate in this "crusade against Bolshevism". Hitler approved the request and so the Croatian Legion, consisting of volunteers from all three branches of the Croatian Armed Forces, was created. Its ground component, the 369th Reinforced (Croatian) Infantry Regiment, was the first to be formed.

The Croatian legionaries participated in some of the most famous engagements of World War 2, including the first battle of Kharkov, Operation Fridericus, Plan Blau and finally the grim struggle for Stalingrad. The Regiment was the only non-German unit to participate in the attack on Stalin's city... the other allies were relegated to holding flanks. Initially, this was viewed as a great honour, a reward for its sacrifices and successes, proof that the Wehrmacht had full trust in the Regiment. However, this "honour" would demand the ultimate price. Croatian blood soaked Stalingrad's soil and four months later the unit's pitiful remnants were herded into captivity.

Two Croatian sergeants managed to preserve the regimental archive by taking it with them on one of the last flights out of besieged Stalingrad. This unique collection, which includes war diaries, daily orders, combat reports and award recommendations, was the primary resource used to create this book. Additional records from German and Russian archives complete the picture. The Regiment's origins, formation, training and battles are examined in detail. Croatian Legion: The 369th Reinforced (Croatian) Infantry Regiment on the Eastern Front, 1941-1943 offers a unique perspective of the fighting on the Eastern Front through the eyes of a foreign volunteer unit.

• 600 pages on a high-quality satin (semi-gloss) stock
• 210 x 157mm
• Hardcover only
• 290 photos
• 50 maps and sketches
• 16 aerial photos
• 10 detailed appendices, including officer biographies, casualties, medal lists, etc.
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panzermahn wrote:I wonder if Jason did mentioned about how the Croatians managed to get their mistresses as well as the nurses out of the pocket
This was a myth, so no mention at all in the book. Didn't this story come from Beevor?

Anyway, here's a covershot:

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Loads of photos, maps and aerial photo. Also 10 detailed appendices, including a biography of every officer who served in the regiment (see the last sample page).

All the best,
Jason
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*** NEW BOOK! Croatian Legion ***
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Hi Jason

Yes, I read that from Beevor's Stalingrad. Didn't knew it was a myth!

Thanks for the clarification

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Today I received the most recent publication from Leaping Horseman Books titled: "Croatian Legion - The 369th Reinforced (Croatian) Infantry Regiment on the Eastern Front 1941-1943" by Amir Obhodas & Jason Mark. This publishing house consistently produces the highest quality and extremely well researched books. It is probably the only publisher that also manages to commit to their original publishing date. When they state that their new book will be available on a particular date they always keep to that date. Why other publishers cannot do that beats me!

This book has photos that are very well produced with maps that also match that quality. The book is almost 600 pages and includes 40 pages of biographies on the officers and a numbers of pages on the Croatian medals / decorations and the medal recipients. Anyone with an interest on the Eastern Front, Stalingrad, foreign volunteers serving for the Third Reich must buy this book = you will not be disappointed.

Congratulations to the authors and the publisher it is fantastic. A 10 out of 10 effort in every way.
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Sounds good, are there a lot of first hand accounts from the combatants?
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Hi Nicolai,

Yes, there are quite a few first-hand accounts. Officers who survived the battle often compiled detailed reports about the experiences, and these have been used to add flavour to the information taken from official reports.

Now, I hate to blow my own trumpet but no-one else is going to do it for me, so here goes. Croatian Legion has just received a really favourable review from Stone and Stone:
http://stonebooks.com/archives/110313.shtml

I think the final paragraph is worth quoting:
Croatian Legion is such an exemplary book that it's difficult to know what to say without gushing. The photos are so good that many lesser publishers would have just slapped them into a book by themselves with generic captions. Here, each one with informative notes, they serve as remarkable enhancements to the larger study. As to the text, not many WWII researchers would have realized that so many original documents survived from the 369th, or that anyone could fashion the material into such a well-crafted book, especially in English. Few units of any nation have received such a well-written history, simultaneously fact-laden and attention-grabbing. This grain of diligent, polished, professional wheat makes it worth all the time we spend sorting through stacks of sloppy, poorly researched, and badly written chaff.
A very, very nice effort by Obhodas and Mark, and one that would have without a doubt landed on our "best of 2010" list had we seen a copy in time.
Thanks
Jason
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*** NEW BOOK! Croatian Legion ***
http://www.leapinghorseman.com.au
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Jason,

You do not need to blow your own trumpet, to be quite frank I personally think your books have made all other Stalingrad {English} books obsolete, w/ the exception of Glantz, who focuses on the campaign-operational level/Soviet emphasis.

I ordered your book promptly on release / Aberdeen.
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Received the book today / Aberdeen, quick scan shows same quality treatment / subject matter that J. Mark gives. That is to say, A+ List / Divisional Axis-Stalingrad histories. Definitive / library as " The JG26 War Diary; Donald Caldwell".

Will note, when reading such, the shear waste of humanity is disturbing. Imagine, being 20 years old, and having no real chance of survival, and at best dieing a brutish death. Nothing has really changed.

A book like J. Mark's books, while generally focusing on the Axis side, shows the human face / the Soldier, this is done by putting a name and story of that person to the cold stat's of Stalingrad. That in my opinion is why you write a book, you research the historical facts, describe it as an author, and let the readers imagine.

Ok, one wish.

Over size format as per "Heimdal, After the Battle" or w/ pull out or seperate maps-aerial photos / official U.S. Histories.
Or...a seperate book, oversized like connated, dedicated to areials and maps w/ unit and tatical designations as per Angriff.
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