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    World War 2 Novels

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    "Yes, Hassel is sometimes quite entertaining to read, but you have to remember that all connections between his books and reality are purely coincidental.

    In fact, I think that Baron Hieronymus von Münchausen's memoirs are more accurate than Hassel's.

    In particular, Hassel's practice of ripping entire scenes almost word-to-word from other authors and then claiming that they happened to him personally disgusts me.

    - Tommi

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    Yes, I'm aware of that. I still find his books entertaining. Take them for what they are - fiction, which is what Sublime asked for.

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    " Mind, Sir, or I shall take off my belt, and by Thunder my trousers will fall down" -Mr. Hardwood, Blackadder

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    OT: Anybody still playing SP?

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    Coral, if you do a search using the words 'steel panthers' or 'SP II / SP III' you'll see there are rather a lot of references to SP on this board. There are still quite a few players out there, though personally I'm a strictly-CMBO player myself now.

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    " Mind, Sir, or I shall take off my belt, and by Thunder my trousers will fall down" -Mr. Hardwood, Blackadder

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    OT: More WWII Books Q's

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    Sorry, this is awfully off topic, but what isn't these days.. wink.gif

    I just wondered if anyone knows of somewhere on the web where we can discuss/post topics regarding war books ? I am a fan of Sven Hassel/Hazel's WWII books, and I see they have popped up a couple of times on the board.

    Anyone ?

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    " Mind, Sir, or I shall take off my belt, and by Thunder my trousers will fall down" -Mr. Hardwood, Blackadder

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    World War 2 Novels

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    I would DEFINITELY recommend Sven Hassel ( aka Hazel). Also Willie Heinrich, Heinz G. Konsalik and Wolfgang Ott. All of these write from the german point of view, though. Ott writes about the U-boat war, the others about the Eastern Front. Great reads, most of their books, Hassel in particular. He uses a lot of humour, but also 'gritty realism'. There is a fair bit of gore there. He also sets his stories in France, the Kaukasus, Stalingrad, Moscow, Germany, Finland and Italy. Highly Recommended.

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    " Mind, Sir, or I shall take off my belt, and by Thunder my trousers will fall down" -Mr. Hardwood, Blackadder

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    PBEM Question - BTS

    in Combat Mission Archive #3 (2001)

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    Correct me if I'm wrong here anyone, but I think I saw somewhere that from v1.1 you do not need the CD in the drive to join a PBEM or TCP/IP game. Which means, yes you could.

    Just start up CMBO on your second computer and remove the CD, I imagine.

    BTW; Hotseat means playing musical chairs in front of one PC, doesn't it ? smile.gif

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