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super_noodle
04-14-2007, 02:22 PM
Does anyone no of any good SS books of ww2 my Dad has just broght me all of Sven Hassels books he said he read them when he was a young.
Ezekiel25:17
04-14-2007, 02:26 PM
Seems like you are on a SS binge.
super_noodle
04-14-2007, 02:30 PM
Since my mate told me off Devils guard i want to read more dont no why lol.
Crassus
04-14-2007, 03:26 PM
Here are some reviews for a start:
Rupert Butler - SS-Wiking (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5650)
Patrick Hook - Hofenstaufen: 9th SS Panzer Division (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=8066)
Michael D. Miller & Andreas Schulz - The SS-Brigadeführer 1933–1945 (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6418)
Andrew Mollo & Hugh Page Taylor - Uniforms of the SS (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5599)
John P. Moore - Führerliste der Waffen-SS Part 1 (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6419)
Marc J. Rikmenspoel - Waffen-SS Encyclopedia (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6090)
George Stein - The Waffen SS (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5647)
Otto Weidinger - Das Reich I: 1934-1939 (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5603)
Gordon Williamson - The SS: Hitler's Instrument of Terror (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5598)
Mark C Yerger - Waffen-SS Commanders: Augsberger to Kreutz (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5605)
Mark C Yerger - Waffen-SS Commanders: Krüger to Zimmermann (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5606)
Wolf T. Zoepf - Seven Days in January (http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5757)
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From:http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5601
and "couple" of other titles:http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=24308
For a start i can recommend "Die SS" by Gordon Williamson.
Bryson C
04-14-2007, 03:51 PM
I have Rikmenspoel's Waffen-SS Encyclopedia. Its a good all-round book.
badandy
04-14-2007, 03:51 PM
I recommend watching werewolf women of the ss... you sick bastard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQifXaOboMU&mode=related&search=
super_noodle
04-14-2007, 04:32 PM
I recommend watching werewolf women of the ss... you sick bastard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQifXaOboMU&mode=related&search=
What are you calling me a sick bastard for? I have just asked a question.And i ment storys like Devils guard or the Sven Hassel books.
Pidyon Shevuyim
04-14-2007, 04:34 PM
I recommend watching werewolf women of the ss... you sick bastard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQifXaOboMU&mode=related&search=
is that going to be on the next Grindhouse?
What are you calling me a sick bastard for? I have just asked a question.And i ment storys like Devils guard or the Sven Hassel books.
Please, dont see Devils Guard as a historical reference.
super_noodle
04-14-2007, 07:24 PM
Please, dont see Devils Guard as a historical reference.
I dont mate i am enjoying reading it.
11 Bravo
04-14-2007, 09:54 PM
I recommend watching werewolf women of the ss... you sick bastard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQifXaOboMU&mode=related&search=
Don't forget " Ilsa , Shewolf of the SS"...............as for Sven Hassel his gibbersih of novels is not fit for toilet paper let alone print !.
foxtrot023
04-14-2007, 11:36 PM
Does anyone no of any good SS books of ww2 my Dad has just broght me all of Sven Hassels books he said he read them when he was a young.
Read steel inferno, the history of the 1ss PZ corps in Normandy
Mjolnir
04-15-2007, 08:23 AM
Try "the order of the deaths head" by Heinz Hohne.
ISBN 0-141-39012-3
Try "the order of the deaths head" by Heinz Hohne.
ISBN 0-141-39012-3
A very good read.
Are you looking for specific unit histories or just a general overview?
Some of the best works are out of print and quite expensive.
The shelves are groaning under the weight of books written to be honest.
Freibier
04-15-2007, 10:36 AM
The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939-45 by George H. Stein gives a good overview and makes a decent first read on the subject, imho
edit: oh, already posted in Crassus' list
gaijinsamurai
04-15-2007, 12:12 PM
Leon DeGrelle's "Campaign in Russia" is a good narrative of the Wallonian brigade's actions on the Eastern Front. They were attached to 5th SS "Wiking" during much of the fighting, especially during the hell of the Cherkassy/Korsun Pocket.
I also strongly recommend "Black Edelweiss" (I forgot the author's name), the memoirs of a Waffen SS soldier who reflects on his service, the comradere, and the guilt of being associated with the Nazis.
Finally, any of the books written by Michael Reynolds: "The Devil's Adjutant: Joachim Pieper", as well as his books about the 1st SS Panzer Korps (Liebstandarte AH and Hitlerjugend) and "Sons of the Reich" (about Hohenstaufen & Frundsberg).
Gordon Williamson's books are really good, especially for readers who are previously unfamiliar with the Waffen SS.
super_noodle
04-15-2007, 12:51 PM
A very good read.
Are you looking for specific unit histories or just a general overview?
Some of the best works are out of print and quite expensive.
The shelves are groaning under the weight of books written to be honest.
Anything i just want to read German army books about ww2.
Loken
04-15-2007, 02:19 PM
Not a book :X but it's got a lot of information plus a few interesting links. Best of all it's non-political and all military. http://www.feldgrau.com/
Anything i just want to read German army books about ww2.
Well...that's quite an undertaking.
The scope and scale of the conflict is naturally vast, i would recommend you attempt to find a theatre of war that interests you the most.Once you have defined that interest all the pieces will fall into place.
Initially as a primer i would recommend virtually all the works of UK author James Lucas many of which have been republished in recent years in affordable volumes.
World war two through German eyes
Last Year of the Reich
Storming Eagles
Kommando
Alpine Elite
War in the Desert
Panzer Grenadiers
Grossdeutschland
Das ReichEqually as a starter, i would also suggest the works of Paul Carell...this is a qualified statement however as he was a commited National Socialist ( his real name is Paul Karl Schmidt, member of the Allgemeine SS and responsible for the German Foreign Ministry news and press division) who reinvented himself as an author.
Readable and interesting, but not 100% objective.
'Stalingrad: The Defeat of the German 6th Army', Schiffer Military History, 1993
'Hitler's War on Russia', volume 2 Scorched Earth London: Harrap, 1970
'Hitler Moves East', 1941-1943: 1964
'Invasion! They're Coming!' New York: Dutton, 1963
'Foxes of the Desert' New York: Bantam, 1960 For the last years of the war i recommend virtually everything published by Helion Books,a Uk publisher that translates into English the finest histories that are published in Europe. i wholeheartedly recommend the following:
Last laurels:the German defence of Upper Silesia January-May 1945
In a raging inferno: Combat units of the Hitler youth 1944-45
Hitlers last levy:The Volksturm 1944-45
For the homeland! :History of the 31st Waffen SS Volunteer division ( interesting study of ethnic Germans living in Hungary)
To Battle: History of the Galician Waffen SS division
For Rex and for Belgium ( Leon Degrelle and the Legion Wallonie. (Degrelles own published memoires are not entirely objective.)
Pour L'Europe (the best English language history of the French Volunteers in the service of the Germans.)All can be found here:
http://www.helion.co.uk/
Another good UK seller of miltary history can be found here:
http://www.landmarkmilitarybooks.com/
As i mentioned the scope is massive, good luck!
Scottie
04-15-2007, 02:58 PM
Leon DeGrelle's "Campaign in Russia" is a good narrative of the Wallonian brigade's actions on the Eastern Front. They were attached to 5th SS "Wiking" during much of the fighting, especially during the hell of the Cherkassy/Korsun Pocket.
I also strongly recommend "Black Edelweiss" (I forgot the author's name), the memoirs of a Waffen SS soldier who reflects on his service, the comradere, and the guilt of being associated with the Nazis.
Finally, any of the books written by Michael Reynolds: "The Devil's Adjutant: Joachim Pieper", as well as his books about the 1st SS Panzer Korps (Liebstandarte AH and Hitlerjugend) and "Sons of the Reich" (about Hohenstaufen & Frundsberg).
Gordon Williamson's books are really good, especially for readers who are previously unfamiliar with the Waffen SS.
Black Edelweiss is a great read! It's by Johann Voss who served in the SS.
super_noodle
04-15-2007, 03:16 PM
Well...that's quite an undertaking.
The scope and scale of the conflict is naturally vast, i would recommend you attempt to find a theatre of war that interests you the most.Once you have defined that interest all the pieces will fall into place.
Initially as a primer i would recommend virtually all the works of UK author James Lucas many of which have been republished in recent years in affordable volumes.
World war two through German eyes
Last Year of the Reich
Storming Eagles
Kommando
Alpine Elite
War in the Desert
Panzer Grenadiers
Grossdeutschland
Das ReichEqually as a starter, i would also suggest the works of Paul Carell...this is a qualified statement however as he was a commited National Socialist ( his real name is Paul Karl Schmidt, member of the Allgemeine SS and responsible for the German Foreign Ministry news and press division) who reinvented himself as an author.
Readable and interesting, but not 100% objective.
'Stalingrad: The Defeat of the German 6th Army', Schiffer Military History, 1993
'Hitler's War on Russia', volume 2 Scorched Earth London: Harrap, 1970
'Hitler Moves East', 1941-1943: 1964
'Invasion! They're Coming!' New York: Dutton, 1963
'Foxes of the Desert' New York: Bantam, 1960 For the last years of the war i recommend virtually everything published by Helion Books,a Uk publisher that translates into English the finest histories that are published in Europe. i wholeheartedly recommend the following:
Last laurels:the German defence of Upper Silesia January-May 1945
In a raging inferno: Combat units of the Hitler youth 1944-45
Hitlers last levy:The Volksturm 1944-45
For the homeland! :History of the 31st Waffen SS Volunteer division ( interesting study of ethnic Germans living in Hungary)
To Battle: History of the Galician Waffen SS division
For Rex and for Belgium ( Leon Degrelle and the Legion Wallonie. (Degrelles own published memoires are not entirely objective.)
Pour L'Europe (the best English language history of the French Volunteers in the service of the Germans.)All can be found here:
http://www.helion.co.uk/
Another good UK seller of miltary history can be found here:
http://www.landmarkmilitarybooks.com/
As i mentioned the scope is massive, good luck!
The theatre im looking for is the Eastern front,Barabossa and all that thanks for the recomendations will have a look.
super_noodle
04-15-2007, 03:17 PM
Black Edelweiss is a great read! It's by Johann Voss who served in the SS.
I have just brought it on e-bay
EsoognomEhT
04-15-2007, 04:49 PM
I read a few of those Sven Hassel books when I was far too young, lovely stuff :S
ex1cdo
04-15-2007, 05:19 PM
Does anyone no of any good SS books of ww2 my Dad has just broght me all of Sven Hassels books he said he read them when he was a young.
"SS and Gestapo: Rule by Terror" by Roger Manvell, and "Waffen SS: The Asphalt Soldiers" by well repected military historian John Keegan.
These volumes were published in the 1970s by Ballantines in the UK and North America. They provide good general overviews of the history, organization and structure, and wartime activities of these organizations.
Noble713
04-16-2007, 05:30 AM
Anything i just want to read German army books about ww2.
German Infantry Aces by Franz Kurowski is great, especially if you love small unit actions. Most of the stories are about the Eastern Front as well. Some insane stuff in there (like understrength squads repulsing repeated battalion-level day and night attacks for several days).
IronFinn
04-16-2007, 11:17 AM
The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939-45 by George H. Stein gives a good overview and makes a decent first read on the subject, imho
edit: oh, already posted in Crassus' list
I found this book also a good read, I can recommend.
TheBlackHand
04-16-2007, 11:52 PM
My top five (or seven), dealing with the Waffen SS exclusivley:
Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS (http://www.amazon.com/Black-Edelweiss-Conscience-Soldier-Waffen-SS/dp/0966638980/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-2722333-9383129?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176777323&sr=1-1) by Johann Voss.
Seven Days in January:With the 6th SS-Mountain Division in Operation NORDWIND (http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Days-January-SS-Mountain-Operation/dp/0966638956) by Wolf T. Zoepf.
Loyalty is my Honor (http://www.amazon.com/Loyalty-My-Honor-Gordon-Williamson/dp/0760300127/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-2722333-9383129?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176777436&sr=1-1) by Gordon Williamson.
The Devils Adjutant: Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader (http://www.amazon.com/DEVILS-ADJUTANT-Jochen-Peiper-Panzer/dp/1862271569/ref=sr_1_1/104-2722333-9383129?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176777571&sr=1-1) by Michael Reynolds. (All of Michael Reynolds' (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_7/104-2722333-9383129?ie=UTF8&rh=n%3A1000%2Cp%5F27%3AMichael%20Reynolds%2Cn%3A9) books are good.)
Soldiers of Destruction: The SS Death's Head Division 1933-1945 (http://www.amazon.com/Soldiers-Destruction-Charles-Sydnor-Jr/dp/0691008531/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-2722333-9383129?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176777914&sr=1-1) by Charles Sydnor.
If you've got the dough, Like a Cliff in the Ocean: A History of the 3rd SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf (http://www.amazon.com/Like-Cliff-Ocean-SS-Panzer-Division-Totenkopf/dp/092199169X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-2722333-9383129?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176778060&sr=1-1) by Karl Ulrich is a nice book.
If you've really got some money to spend and you want a comprehensive photo history go for Wenn Alle Bruder Schweigen (http://www.amazon.com/When-brothers-silent-Bruder-schweigen/dp/3920677064) by Paul Hausser.
1652HCU
04-17-2007, 07:37 PM
Don’t forget the books written by the SS Generals e.g. Kurt ‘Panzer’ Meyer’s book Grenadiers. Heinz Guderian’s Achtung-Panzer & Panzer Leader are also good reads.
Also don’t forget to read about Wilhelm 'Willi' Bittrich.
Also have a look at: http://www.dasreich.ca/resources.html
capixaba
04-17-2007, 08:53 PM
Black Edelweiss is a great read! It's by Johann Voss who served in the SS.
Second that.... interesting details on the the war in Finland. Well worth getting hold of.
capixaba
04-17-2007, 09:02 PM
Anyone remember the Wotan series by Leo Kessler? Kind of sub Sven Hassel with half the pages and bigger print - but all I could afford on my pocket money! Probably get me money back now on ebay!
driver
04-18-2007, 03:21 PM
Joachim Peiper - Obersturmbannfurher Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler
Michael Wittmann
bersaglieri
04-18-2007, 07:32 PM
....of course the Sven Hassel "books" have zilch to do with the SS as he portrays members of a Heer punishment battallion.
If it's just a novel you are after , try "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer
turska
04-20-2007, 08:14 AM
Don't forget " Ilsa , Shewolf of the SS"...............as for Sven Hassel his gibbersih of novels is not fit for toilet paper let alone print !.
mmm... Italian swastika sleaze...
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darklands
04-21-2007, 11:21 AM
you can also try "the black march" by peter neumann.
it's his own experiences as a member of hitler youth, from initiation up to being captured by the russians.
published by bantam books, no.S3423.
happy hunting and reading.
intrinsic
04-22-2007, 05:59 AM
Try MANY RIVERS I CROSSED by WERNER VOLKNER, his personal account of growing up in Berlin, joining the T-Division, serving in the Flak ablietung in russia,through his capture and PoW times to settling in the UK and serving in the British Army in the late 50's early 60's.
Heinzi
04-28-2007, 08:29 AM
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5760/51dqeh1412lss500cx5.jpg
Dont know if there is a translated version, maybe someone knows.
Douros81
04-30-2007, 07:27 PM
While I just started reading Devil's Guard, and its a great book. I got it from my school. I looked online to see how much its worth, cause I want to buy it. The cheapest one is $100.00, so if any one has a copy its worth some money.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0440120144/ref=dp_olp_2/103-1841410-6066241
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