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When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler (Modern War Studies)
David M. Glantz, Jonathan M. House
University Press of Kansas, 1998
Basic Eastern Front Primer
+ Recommended
This book should be the first book those interested in WW2 history should pick up. The very basic truths of the war are clearly presented: 1.The Soviets beat the Germans basically- the Western Allies fought about 1/4 of the war in Europe; 2. the Soviets learned as the war dragged on- staring from a ...
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Few Returned: Twenty-Eight Days on the Russian Front, Winter 1942-1943
Eugenio Corti
University of Missouri Press, 1997
An almost unknown story of the Eastern Front in WWII
+ Soldiers View of The Russian Front
+ Good Diary on the horrors of War & Italian perserverance
I have always been interested in the Second World War and especially the little known battles and actions of that war.
Lately; I have delved into the Italian part in this conflict and the tragic consequences to their brave soldiers.
"Few Returned", gives you a first hand glimpse of what it was ...
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War in the Woods
Mart Laar
Howells House, 1992
Great book covering an overlooked topic!!! Must Read!!
+ Moving information
+ Estonia's Struggle for Independance
+ Excellent introduction to a sadly obscure topic
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Campaign in Russia: The Waffen SS on the Eastern Front
Leon Degrelle
Noontide Pr, 1985
brilliant, a true account of heroism at its highest level.
+ A savage war
+ A very fine book about the campaign v. the Commies during WWII. I am not into Degrelle personal/political views, yet nonetheless
+ A self justification of the highest order.
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Commanding the Red Army's Sherman Tanks: The World War II Memoirs of Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitriy Loza
Dmitriy Loza
University of Nebraska Press, 1996
Another view of WWII combat
+ Wonderful account of Soviet use of Shermans during WW2
+ For an solider or military historian
+ The Sherman Wasn't Bad
+ A FINE CHRONICLE OF THE USE OF OUR LEND-LEASE TANK
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The Siege of Budapest: 100 Days in World War II
Krisztian Ungvary
Yale University Press, 2005
Beautifully written history
+ At last the story is told!
+ Amazing horror
+ First Rate
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Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw
Norman Davies
Viking Adult, 2004
A work of Art
+ Heroic people with criminal leaders
Norman Davies gives us a work of art in Rising 44. We expect impeccable research from one of the world's top historians and we're not disappointed. But the imaginative, thoughtful treatment of this important subject goes beyond history and into art.
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The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944 (Modern War Studies)
David M. Glantz
University Press of Kansas, 2002
Highly detailed analysis
+ best book on this conflict written
+ Superb. I enjoyed every bit of it.
+ Detailed, strategic level study of the fighting between the Soviets and Army Group North around Leningrad
+ not for beginner
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Forgotten Soldier : The Classic WWII Autobiography (Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII) (Brassey's ...
Guy Sajer
Brassey's (UK) Ltd, 1990
Chillingly Clear Account of War on the Eastern Front
+ Best War Book
+ Sobbering and Balanced
+ I'd put SIX stars if I could ******!!!
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Military Small Arms of the 20th Century
Ian Hogg
Krause Publications, 2000
Most Comprehensive Ever!
+ Reference book even for non-shooters
+ Definitive
This is truly the first and last book when it comes to 20th century small arms. Ian Hogg does it again as he categorizes weapons by type then country. Every gun is included from WWI to 1990. This book is black and white but the photos are good, and he has some for some very rare guns. Each gun is ...
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Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the Third Reich
Omer Bartov
Oxford University Press, USA, 1992
Absorbing and Thoughtful Book On Eastern Front!
+ Interesting if at times bland
One of the most troubling and horrific aspects of the four-year long Eastern campaign begun in June 1941 by the Germans is the effect it had on their soldiers, who were pounded mercilessly by the evolving circumstances of the battle month after month along a thousand mile front. When that front ...
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A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940
William Trotter
Algonquin Books, 2000
Best Book on Winter War in english
+ A great work about a legendary campaign
+ Not a minor war if you were Finnish (or Russian.)
+ Solid Overview of a Special War between Very Special People
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Hitler's Spanish Legion: The Blue Division in Russia
Gerald R. Kleinfeld, Lewis A. Tambs
Southern Illinois University, 1979
For those who never returned...
+ A Lesson in Political Expediency
+ Very impressive
+ Excellent read
+ Superior Military History
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The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad
Harrison Salisbury
Da Capo Press, 2003
Superb example of how history should be written
+ Informative, Readable, Superb
+ Surviving the Deadliest Battle in Human History
Salisbury gave us a monumental work of history: not just in scope, but in depth. This is a book which entwines the epic story with the human story, basing both on the kind of scholarship too few writers are dedicated enough to accomplish. I wrote a well-received history on the early satellites ...
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Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
Catherine Merridale
Metropolitan Books, 2006
Here they come again
+ Vivid!
+ Just Who Did Win World War II, the Russians or the Americans?
What a story! Catherine Merridale has done an excellent job of telling the story of the Russian foot soldier on the eastern front, the main battleground of WWII. The immense size of the campaigns is beyond imagination with all of the carnage and cruelty justly portrayed. Battalion sized Russian ...
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