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Title: Tanks for the Memories: An Oral History of the 712th Tank Battalion from World War II by Aaron C. Elson ISBN: 0-9640611-0-4 Publisher: Chi Chi Press Pub. Date: October, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The men who drove the tanks...
Comment: As a military historian in 2001 it's far too easy to look at machines, battles and campaigns. World War 2 was actually fought by large numbers of young men, most of whom really didn't want to be there. This book is based around the memories of the men in a tank battalion in Europe. The stories are not about the technical development of the Sherman tank, but rather of the men who drove them in the heat and snow, fixed them in the mud or under fire and of a group of men that changed history just by doing their jobs to the best of their ability. I usually get excited reading about the technical details of the tanks, but this book has fascinating stories of the men who used them. Lots of good stories about living in the field. Only a small amount of a soldier's time is actually spend under fire. The rest involves living in a foreign country, often in bad weather, with the constant moving about to someone else's grand plan. These veteran's stories are well told and placed in a chronological order. Good reading to get a feel for armored combat in Europe. Reasonably priced, too!
Rating: 5
Summary: These are the stories of our fathers and our grandfathers
Comment: One can feel the genuine emotion in the words of these soldiers.Their fear,determination, and their humor come to life in anecdotes that are told in the veterans` own words.
Their stories portray the war as it was in the front lines, without lofty discussions of strategy or politics. These are the stories of our fathers and our grandfathers.
Mr. Elson`s handling of the material is itself a show of respect for these men.Individuals` stories are well organized into chapters that follow the units` actions in chronological order. The grammer and vernacular are unchanged,and reflective of each man`s personality.Photographs ( both during the war and present-day) allow the reader to match the storytellers` names with their likenesses, and maps illustrate some of the operations described in the text.
Tanks For The Memories is the finest tribute to these veterans that anyone could make. In telling their stories Mr. Elson gives them something permanent to leave to the rest of us. This is their legacy.
To all of these men, who have as fathers and grandfathers told us,their children, that they were proud of us:
It is we, who are proud of you.
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Title: Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius (Stackpole Military History Series) by Otto Carius, Robert J. Edwards ISBN: 0811729117 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Panzer Operations: The Eastern Front Memoir of General Raus, 1941-1945 by Erhard Raus, Steven H. Newton ISBN: 0306812479 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 25 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Metz 1944: One More River to Cross by Anthony Kemp, Georges Bernage ISBN: 2840481693 Publisher: Editions Heimdal Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
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Title: Aviation Elite Units 13: Luftwaffe Schlachtgruppen by John Weal, Tony Holmes ISBN: 1841766089 Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Steel Victory: The Heroic Story of America's Independent Tank Battalions at War in Europe by Harry Yeide ISBN: 0891417826 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 02 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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