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Title: Good books to read on the Soviet-German War
Post by: leonid on August 19, 2001, 05:32:00 PM

Most people are aware of the old standards in this category: the memoirs of von Manstein, von Mellenthin, and Guderian, as well as numerous German historians on the subject.  Well, if you want to balance out that strictly German opinion I suggest the following:

• When Titans Clashed by Glantz
• Russia at War by Alexander Werth
• Red Phoenix by Hardesty
• The Black Cross/Red Star volumes by Bergstrom & Mikhailov
• Stalin's Eagles by Seidl
• Battle of Kursk by Glantz

A good source of material of this sort is obtainable through Frank Cass Publishers in England.  They also have a USA distributor in Oregon as well.  If you know what you're looking for, www.abebooks.com (http://www.abebooks.com)  is a great place to locate and purchase a book. It contains the inventories of numerous independent bookstores worldwide, and is most likely the place where Amazon.com goes to find OOP books    :)

There are many other books out there that use Soviet/German archival material, but this should do as a beginning set    :)

[ 08-19-2001: Message edited by: leonid ]