Degsy Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 The story of a young officer of the Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, a troop leader on Shermans. Richard Holmes calls it 'One of the best half-dozen personal accounts of the Normandy campaign'. Further comment from me would be superfluous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Compulsary reading when i was in the TA as the SRY were the QOY "B" Sqn. Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Awesome book. If you enjoyed this, try Panzer Commnder by Heinz Von Luck. Its a similar story, but told from the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Thanks Grasshopper I'll add that to my wanted list, at the moment I am awaiting delivery of the Otto Carius book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Awesome book. If you enjoyed this, try Panzer Commnder by Heinz Von Luck. Its a similar story, but told from the other side. Hans von Luck. Otherwise agree with the whole thread. Von Luck became a lecturer at Sandhurst and great friend of John Howard, Ox and Bucks who dropped on Pegasus Bridge, who also lectured at Sandhurst. ISTR von Luck died in 1997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Thanks Grasshopper I'll add that to my wanted list, at the moment I am awaiting delivery of the Otto Carius book. What Otto Carius book??? My ignorance is showing. Can you blokes give us more details about these important books please. I want to be sure we share this information around to everyone - because I don't mind admitting I do not know them and now want to. Thanks MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 Sorry Mark, I thought this book had been mentioned before, its titled-: Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius. I'm led to believe that he destroyed more tanks etc. than Michael Wittman. Unfortunately since I posted I have now received an e-mail cancelling the previously promised delivery, no reason given so will have to start over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Mark, got the Otto Carius book on order again, available post free (when not on strike) from The Book Depository. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Tigers in the Mud, Brilliant book, deals with the russian front mainly, Tigers and all that. Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 Finally received 'Tigers in the Mud, will report further if and when I get chance to settle down with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Just bought 'By Tank Into Normandy' at lunchtime should keep me quiet for a bit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 Finally finished 'Tigers in the mud', I found it lacked detailed descrptions of the action and to be somewhat impersonal but this may be due to German style of writing and may have lost something in the translation. To my mind it does not begin to compare with the books written by Ken Tout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Finally finished 'Tigers in the mud', I found it lacked detailed descrptions of the action and to be somewhat impersonal but this may be due to German style of writing and may have lost something in the translation. To my mind it does not begin to compare with the books written by Ken Tout. Ken Touts a good author; Have his 'The Bloody Battle For Tilly', on shelf, still to read. Soooooooo many books, so little time. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Ken Touts a good author; Have his 'The Bloody Battle For Tilly', on shelf, still to read. Soooooooo many books, so little time. :roll: I think you'll enjoy that one,well researched and very detailed, I'm in the middle of reading 'Tank D to VE days' which is absolutely brilliant, he was so observant and his writing is so descriptive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Agreed. Not sure what made the publisher merge his books into one - but the detail is fantastic. I really liked this book. The German book still interests me. Any chance you could expand on it a bit for us???? Ta MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 Mark if you are interested in the tank war on the Eastern front then this book is well worth reading, I was critical of it as compared to Ken Tout's writing but perhaps that was a little unfair as few authors can compare well with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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