list of German ww2 memoirs

[Terry OToole]

"the time of the young soldiers "--Hans Peter Richter, "Hitler was my friend "-- Heinrich Hoffmann , "a man worth knowing "-- Hans Georg Neumann, "the last of the few " Hans Busch ,

[book lover]

Hi,Terry
Thanks for the heads up on"the time of young soldiers" by richter
Just ordered a first edition for only $12.00.never heard of that one before.

How did you find:"Hans from Cologne Germany to Venice Florida " ---Herbert Schellenberger ??

It took me along time to find a copy of that one!

[Terry OToole]

Originally Posted by book lover

Hi,Terry
Thanks for the heads up on"the time of young soldiers" by richter
Just ordered a first edition for only $12.00.never heard of that one before.

How did you find:"Hans from Cologne Germany to Venice Florida " ---Herbert Schellenberger ??

It took me along time to find a copy of that one!

hi mate ," the time of the young soldiers " is probably best for the anecdotes and vignettes of army life , there is virtually no combat description , hans from cologne i noticed on American amazon but wouldn t post to UK, fortunately a great American member here bought it for me then shipped it to UK ,

[Josh Cowell]

Hi Terry how is "oath of allegiance "--Robert Dietz.
I'm thinking of purchasing it...
Cheers
J

[Terry OToole]

Originally Posted by Josh Cowell

Hi Terry how is "oath of allegiance "--Robert Dietz.
I'm thinking of purchasing it...
Cheers
J

well i enjoyed it Josh , i think he talks up the Germans knowledge of the Canadians ( he settled in Canada after the war ) also some of the descriptions of background historical events away from the memoirs i found tedious as i am so familiar with them , but definitely worth a read

[Terry OToole]

"i learned to fly for Hitler "---Joe Volmar, "Torn between two countries "---Herbert Peterson , "the way we actually were "---Walter Aur ,

[Josh Cowell]

Originally Posted by Terry OToole

well i enjoyed it Josh , i think he talks up the Germans knowledge of the Canadians ( he settled in Canada after the war ) also some of the descriptions of background historical events away from the memoirs i found tedious as i am so familiar with them , but definitely worth a read

Cheers mate. But is there a lot of meaty stuff? Ie. Wartime experiences and battles etc?
J

[sniper1shot]

Damn- MORE titles I have yet to find.

When posting the new titles, wondering if you could post a 1 sentence description, ie: tank soldier on Eastern/Western fronts......Pilot shot down and captured in Poland etc.?

I just finished reading A Lamb to Slaughter....review to follow (when I get back from holidays)

[Terry OToole]

Originally Posted by sniper1shot

Damn- MORE titles I have yet to find.

When posting the new titles, wondering if you could post a 1 sentence description, ie: tank soldier on Eastern/Western fronts......Pilot shot down and captured in Poland etc.?

I just finished reading A Lamb to Slaughter....review to follow (when I get back from holidays)

good idea, will do

[Ordnancebob(Rob]

Originally Posted by book lover

Fuher,folk,fatherland by Gagel is a fantastic read.Highly recomended.

I concure! a very good read!

[Ordnancebob(Rob]

Originally Posted by Stickgrenade

Another good one is Sniper Ace - Bruno Sutkus

Nick

I agree. This title is also known as "Im Fadenkreutz" in german.

[Terry OToole]

Originally Posted by sniper1shot

Damn- MORE titles I have yet to find.

When posting the new titles, wondering if you could post a 1 sentence description, ie: tank soldier on Eastern/Western fronts......Pilot shot down and captured in Poland etc.?

I just finished reading A Lamb to Slaughter....review to follow (when I get back from holidays)

i look forward to your review , i ve heard mixed opinions on this one

[Josh Cowell]

Originally Posted by Terry OToole

i look forward to your review , i ve heard mixed opinions on this one

Terry I read this and it's not that good. Not much action and frontline stuff. The author had a lot of angst and there's some sexual misconduct with a comrade in the foxhole. He also talks a lot about his life postwar, which includes a time when he lives with a young boy who survived the holocaust.
If you want historical first person view of historical frontline experiences, this is NOT the book.

[Terry OToole]

Originally Posted by Josh Cowell

Terry I read this and it's not that good. Not much action and frontline stuff. The author had a lot of angst and there's some sexual misconduct with a comrade in the foxhole. He also talks a lot about his life postwar, which includes a time when he lives with a young boy who survived the holocaust.
If you want historical first person view of historical frontline experiences, this is NOT the book.

cheers Josh, it doesn t sound like a book i d want to read

[Terry OToole]

things have slowed as i m building a chopper , but heres one more "to the gate of hell " --- Armin bottger , the memoir of a panzer crewman , hardback , published by frontline books