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May 5th, 2008, 06:48 AM
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Re: Beevor books
Have read Berlin, Stalingrad and Crete. All excellent. Spain is the next on the list.
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May 6th, 2008, 09:00 PM
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He's a great author. I very much like his style which is pleasant to read. He gets a lot of stick from "serious" historians but I think they are just jealous of his success.
Isn't the "Leningrad" book the next one to be released?
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May 16th, 2008, 12:40 PM
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I bought 'Stalingrad' in October 2008 and I have read it twice so far, and I plan to read it a third time in the near future.
It provides a sufficient amount of detail and information. The knowledge that you will gain from reading it is expansive and well worth it. Crete and Leningrad are next on my "want list".
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May 16th, 2008, 12:55 PM
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And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear You shout and no one seems to hear And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes I'll see you on the dark side of the moon
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May 23rd, 2008, 08:23 AM
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May 23rd, 2008, 08:36 AM
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November 10th, 2008, 07:01 AM
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Well I have finished Stalingrad at last after leaving it for so long. A very 'close up' account of what it was like for both sides. Heroics and stubborn resistance all round. The promises made, the promises broken. Expectations and the reality of the worst conditions imaginable bring the whole campaign into perspective.
A very well written book. Berlin is next.
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November 10th, 2008, 07:27 AM
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Friend of mine read Crete and says it was pretty much distort history. Downplaying germans and exaggerate Brits. And theres some incorrect history facs. Can't really say myself but don't sound like serious history of battle and don't make feel like rading em.
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