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I read it and own it - it's a very interesting book. In addition to what was mentioned by USS Gold Star the book also adds a unique approach to...
In short, a blue water German navy would have been necessary once Hitler had his lebensraum via the defeat of the Soviet Union and the...
Thank you, but unfortunately I do not read German. Everything I know of comes from the English speaking world. That said, to the best of my...
Greetings. There are many threads you should find interesting. For your interests, and just one such thread, I recommend you take some time to...
DevilsAdvocate, We both agree the Kriegsmarine's failings were numerous and the German economy was incredibly limited in the war machine it...
Welcome! and good luck on the studies.
Quite a few of you guys have been mentioning Pearl Harbor was terrible but the action scenes were not bad. Well, I can shoot down the "action...
Indeed you are correct, Germany's economy was limited and had to make choices - unfortunately for Germany (and thankfully for the rest of us)...
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The book is titled "Erich Raeder: Admiral of the Third Reich". Here is the review link: SteveErichRaederBookReview It really is a good book (and...
Marcel Stein's book on Manstein also spends quite a bit of time on the German Army's role in the Holocaust and post-war attempts to cover it up. I...
Very true. Since we were playing hypo games I was assuming the Germans actually would have made an honest effort to develop carrier based air...
Agreed, but the British wartime analysis was accurate. Regardless of whether the Graf Zeppelin would have been effective in a "Coral Sea" or...
This is a quote emblematic of several statements that hold to the belief Allied Strategic Bombing played little to no role in defeating Germany....
My Grandfather played a role in my interest in the War as well - Welcome.
Indeed you will (as am I) - welcome!
There is no doubt The Baltic States were the site of some pretty vile atrocities against the local Jewish populations after the Germans moved in,...