Well it is hard to accept because the Sixth Army was one of the most powerful formations in the German Army. Also initially the Germans had such...
Yes I am reading it right now. I am using it for a paper in which I am trying to prove that despite Hitler's intervention and mistakes made by...
If anyaone does, what unit or group do you belong to, and where are you based? I am interested in joining a British unit and have started to...
Sorry, got caught in mid post on that last one and did not get to finish. Friedrich, I would agree with you about the artillery fire breaking up...
I read in Beevor's book that the Germans at one point were within machine gun range of the Soviet river crossings over the Volga. How crucial was...
Another important factor was the bomboing of the city druing the first few days, turning the rubble into a fortress. Did Paulus order air attacks...
I see you have been reading Gorlitz' 'Paulus and Stalingrad'. What version did you get that bit about the comments from a comrade of Paulus'...
Many historians have written about the battle of Stalingrad. The causes for the defeat of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad is a much debated topic as...
Who had operational control over the Rumanian formations on Paulus flanks at Stalingrad? Was he ordered to place the Rumanians there or was it...
Everything I have ever read about Reichenau suggests he was in favor of, if not adament about, shooting civilians. Cheers, Daniel
Any one do British living history in the Virginia area? I am working on getting a kit together and need a unit to join. Cheers, Daniel
Paulus at Stalingrad is the name of the paper I am going to write, and I need some recommendations for sources.(other than the so named book...
If Beevor and other sources repeated the mistake, how do you know it is a mistake?
Bratwurst what fighting retreats have been reading about? I have never heard the Russian tactics in the first months of the war in '41 called...
Blood on the Snow is an excellent book. I am reading that right now as well. 'Von Paulus at Stalingrad' is a pretty good analysis of his...
Jochen Peiper von Paulus Manstein Chuikov Kirponos Paulus particularly for his final "slap in the face" and direct disobeyment of Hitler.
I am not ignorant of the fact that the German and Soviet sources are the best you could access, however, at this point I am not able to read...
I went into a book store in Williamsburg a few months ago and met a gentleman signing copies of his book. The author was retired Air Force...
Which weapon is the better, the Mauser K98, or the Mosin Nagant(long or short)?
