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Title: Fighting in Normandy: The German Army from D-Day to Villers-Bocage by Heinz Guderian, Fritz Kramer, Fritz Ziegelmann, Freiherr Von Luttwitz, David C. Isby, Fritz Kraemer ISBN: 1-85367-460-5 Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: October, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: First eight days
Comment: This book covers the German army from D-day to D+7. Each day begins with an overview by the editor, David C. Isby. The OKW war diary comments on the conflict follow. These summaries are helpful, but the real meat on the coconut are the specific descriptions of the actual German units doing the fighting and the problems they faced as well as successes and failures experienced for each day. Most the the narratives are based on recollections of the officer participants whose rank varied. They are dominated by the general officers, naturally. The volume closes with some overview comments by some of the senior German officers involved in the fighting.
This book is a useful addition to any library concerning the Normandy campaign. Despite the many German units involved, the organization of the material is easy to follow. There are interesting tidbits spread through it as well as some opinions about the quality of the allied forces. No surprise, they didn't think much of the competence of the British leadership although the courage of the British soldiers was admired.
Pride in the German army is evident, and its ability to respond to the invasion described through these dispassionate commentaries is impressive. Example: despite taking the brunt of the attack at Omaha Beach, the 352nd infantry division was still a cohesive entity at the end of the eight days. Even though its losses were terrible, it remained in the line fighting the invaders.
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Title: Fighting the Invasion: The German Army at D-Day by Gunther Blumentritt, Wilhelm Keitel, Alfred Jodl, Walter Warlimont, Freiherr Von Luttwitz, David C. Isby ISBN: 1853674273 Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: From Normandy to the Ruhr: With the 116th Panzer Division in WWII by Heinz Günther Guderian ISBN: 0966638972 Publisher: The Aberjona Press Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS by Johann Voss ISBN: 0966638980 Publisher: The Aberjona Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Panzers on the Eastern Front: General Erhard Raus and His Panzer Divisions in Russia, 1941-1945 (World War II German Debriefs) by Erhard Raus, Peter G. Tsouras ISBN: 1853674893 Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Five Years, Four Fronts: The War Years of Georg Grossjohann by Georg Grossjohann, Ulrich Abele ISBN: 096663893X Publisher: Aegis Consulting Group Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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