'Aussie Rick'’s Comments (group member since Jun 12, 2009)

'Aussie Rick'’s comments from the THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP group.

The December theme read is a member's choice. You can read any book that you choose as long as it covers a WW2 subject.

Joao wrote: "Madeira Island (Portugal) in World War II
Economy, Politics and Society
by João Abel de Freitas.

Just found this little gem while digging at the local bookstore.

Being a Madeira Native im very cu..."

Sounds like an excellent find Joao. I hope you enjoy the book!

Highly endorse Marc's recommendation of Rick Atkinson's trilogy.

Check out Peter Caddick-Adams' set of books on the European theatre:

Sand & Steel: The D-Day Invasions and the Liberation of France

Snow & Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45

Fire and Steel: The End of World War Two in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams

Hi Conner and welcome to the group. A nice range of interests there! I'm also enjoy reading about Operation Barbarossa :)

Conner wrote: "Hello I am looking for books on the siege of malta and italian fighter aces."

Italian Aces of World War 2 by Giorgio Apostolo

Conner wrote: "Hello I am looking for books on the siege of malta and italian fighter aces."

A good book on the siege of Malta is; "Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940 - 43" by James Holland.

Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940 - 43 by James Holland

For Italian aces I'd check some of the Osprey titles.

I really enjoyed his book on the Great War. This appears to be in a similar fashion.

Another great book arrived in today's mail; "November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War" by Peter Englund.

November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War by Peter Englund

"The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944" - The author mentioned the tank battle at Debrecen where the Soviet 6th Guards Tank Army suffered the loss of over 200 tanks on 12 October alone.

Battle of Debrecen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_....

Simon wrote: "That looks interesting AR."

I'm hoping so! If his last book is anything to go by, I am expecting an excellent account.

I'm hoping so, MR9. I was quite impressed with his previous book; "The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide".

The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide by Gary J. Bass

Another great book in today's mail; "Judgement at Tokyo" by Gary J. Bass.

Judgement at Tokyo by Gary J. Bass

Manray9 wrote: "An arrival in the mailbox this morning. A very good used hard cover:

[book:Archibald Wavell: The Life and Death of ..."

Nice purchase MR9! I hope you enjoy it :)

"The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944" - The Dirlewanger Sonderregiment during the Warsaw Uprising:

"Losses throughout the battle were extremely high until nearly the end. Kampfgruppe Meyer alone, in three days of fighting from 5-7 August, was reduced from 356 to only 40 men after Meyer had fought his way through 5 kilometers of insurgent resistance to reach the Bruhl Palace. When the initial phase of the battle ended on 8 August, the combined combat strength of Meyer and Steinhauer's battalions - not including the regimental headquarters, headquarters, supply and heavy weapons companies - was only 120 men. After two months of more or less continuous combat in Warsaw, the portion of the regiment engaged in the battle reported having a combat strength on 8 October of only 648 men. Hundreds of its original members and over a thousand replacements has been killed, wounded, or declared missing during this 65-day period."

The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944 by Douglas E. Nash

Ari wrote: "I recently read a great book called "Fly For Your Life". It's the official biography of Robert Stanford-Tuck. Stanford-Tuck was the first Spitfire ace of World War 2. The novel is a first hand acco..."

Great to hear that you enjoyed the book, and thanks for providing the details to the book!

:)

Mike wrote: "Today's find, just one:

$1.99:
[book:Das Reich: The March of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Through Fra..."

Just one but a good one!

I've decided to make a start on Douglas E. Nash's latest book; "The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944".


The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944 by Douglas E. Nash

Nice link Dj, thanks for sharing.