 Nashville  | 31 Oct 2015 6:24 p.m. PST |
D DAY Through German Eyes – The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944
I saw this noted in the British based Kindle and it shows up here fro 3 bucks.
I got it on a whim. It blew me away ! It was REALLY good. Gives you a very personal perspective. I hardly recommence anything. Get this.
link |
| Combat Colours | 31 Oct 2015 9:51 p.m. PST |
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| jdginaz | 31 Oct 2015 10:51 p.m. PST |
Books from that publisher are of dubious authenticity. John |
| Zippee | 01 Nov 2015 1:15 a.m. PST |
That's the second time you've made that allegation with no follow up or explanation (or support). It's starting to sound like a pet peeve and that it us your opinion that is suspect. . . |
| Cornelius | 01 Nov 2015 2:12 a.m. PST |
What evidence is there that the author is suspect? |
| ArmymenRGreat | 01 Nov 2015 5:38 a.m. PST |
4.5 stars with 719 reviews. Don't know if it's dubious or not, but it's apparently a good read at least. Thanks for the link. |
| freerangeegg | 01 Nov 2015 7:37 a.m. PST |
It's a good read, written as a series of interviews, The interviewees memories are either somewhat muddled time wise, and they have telescoped several weeks into a day, or there is a lot of fiction in the stories.
There were no SS anywhere near the U S beaches on D day. |
| Jemima Fawr | 01 Nov 2015 9:13 a.m. PST |
From reading the reviews, it seems to be total BS. |
| Porthos | 01 Nov 2015 10:38 a.m. PST |
I do know that many years ago (1963)"Invasion! Theyre Coming!: The German Account of the D-Day Landings and the 80 Days Battle for France (Schiffer Military History) (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)" was published. Author was Paul Carell, a pseudonym for (SS Lt.Col.)Paul Karl Schmidt, who after the war has written a number of history books (proving that also members of a criminal organization still can write good history).
More about Paul Schmidt: link |
| john lacour | 01 Nov 2015 4:00 p.m. PST |
i own all of carell's books. whats your beef with him? |
| jgibbons | 01 Nov 2015 6:43 p.m. PST |
I don't know with regard to the authenticity and i have seen the discussions about that publisher… But it was actually still an interesting read – and its certainly not expensive to try… |
| hocklermp5 | 01 Nov 2015 8:36 p.m. PST |
I have a book by Paul Carell in German titled "Der Russlandkrieg, Fotografiert von Soldaten" published in 1967.
It is 434 pages of black and white and color photographs and 16 pages of division insignia, where recruited, regimental numbers including artillery regiment. There are long captions for many of the pictures but difficult to translate using a German/English dictionary. If Carell was a Waffen SS officer he was still quite capable of producing a well balanced and vivid picture history of the war on the Russian Front. I had other books he had written but found they did not translate well into English so over the years they went by the wayside. I think he was ill-served by his US publisher when it came to translation. |
paints up some WWII Soviet aircraft.
