iluvmy88 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_Cont.htm#toc I found this e-book while searching for the combat actions of pieper during the battle of the bulge, some interesting pictures and an overall good free read. This appears to be an official army history but i only say that because its hosted by army.mil. aside from that my copy of "Victory Was Beyond Their Grasp" - Douglas E. Nash and it has proven to be a good read so far as well.(i forget who mentioned the book but thank you! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Keogh Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 That's Hugh Cole's Ardennes book which is one of the legendary "Green Books"- the US Army's official history of WW2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Any Green Book that you can beg, borrow, or steal is worth having. They may not always be the last word on any particular subject, but they are always chock full of useful information. About ten or a dozen years ago I bought the whole ETO on DVD. It was kind of a mediocre job of digitizing at that time, but still worth having. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Joch Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Cole's book is excellent, I have read large chunks of it. Parts have been corrected or filled out by later works, but it is still excellent reference material. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMFDR Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks for sharing iluvmy88, looks like a good stepping stone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtsjc1 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Amazon has reprints of it for sale. Excellent book. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvmy88 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 if you look at the timeline where the initial attack of th battle of the bulge there is a ariel photo that bears a striking resemblance to the 1st map in the peiper campaign =D. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 6 hours ago, jtsjc1 said: Amazon has reprints of it for sale. Excellent book. Unless they have improved the quality of their reprints, I'd be a little wary of buying one. Some years ago I bought a reprint of Cross Channel Attack, about the Normandy invasion, and was disappointed with it. I think the text was all there same as the original, but all the maps except for the ones embedded in the text were missing. The lavish three color maps of the original publications and vital to them weren't there at all. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Did anyone say Army Green Books? http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/ Granted, they're not the physical volumes with the lovely foldout or pocket maps to pore over, but they are still gold. Site has the Army and the other services, too. NOT responsible for sanity loss! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtsjc1 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 14 hours ago, Michael Emrys said: Unless they have improved the quality of their reprints, I'd be a little wary of buying one. Some years ago I bought a reprint of Cross Channel Attack, about the Normandy invasion, and was disappointed with it. I think the text was all there same as the original, but all the maps except for the ones embedded in the text were missing. The lavish three color maps of the original publications and vital to them weren't there at all. Michael Didn't know that. I have older copies so I had no idea about the reprints. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I have a couple of hard copies from a library sale.The original pull out maps look nice in frames. There was once a publication of those maps for the ETO in a soft cover atlas. Barnes and Nobel 6.99!!! Picked up two copies and framed a few maps for our recreation room. How the wife puts up with me ..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtsjc1 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 2 hours ago, kevinkin said: I have a couple of hard copies from a library sale.The original pull out maps look nice in frames. There was once a publication of those maps for the ETO in a soft cover atlas. Barnes and Nobel 6.99!!! Picked up two copies and framed a few maps for our recreation room. How the wife puts up with me ..... Yes I have the atlas also. There is a PTO and a MTO atlas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 One thing I loved about my copy of the Operation Torch account was the full-sized map in the envelop at the back of the book. It was a 1939 map of all of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, showing such details as rail lines etc. as they were at that time. Man, that book was priceless and it broke my heart to send it away. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 2 hours ago, jtsjc1 said: Yes I have the atlas also. There is a PTO and a MTO atlas. Can you tell me the full titles of those books? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinkin Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Michael - I just have the ETO. US Army in WW II ATLAS The European Theater The National Historical Section Harrisburg PA I do not find an ISBN The other theaters probably are similarly titled. Here is a quick search result: http://www.goodbooksinthewoods.com/pages/books/39249/us-army-in-world-war-ii-atlas-the-european-theater - Kevin PS: These were published as part of the 50th commemorative anniversary edition of the the US Army in WW II. Not sure exactly what that means. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Thank you, Kevin. Now at least I have something to use in searches. BTW, the reprints of the Green Books that I referred to came out during the 1990s IIRC. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvmy88 Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 7 hours ago, kevinkin said: PS: These were published as part of the 50th commemorative anniversary edition of the the US Army in WW II. Not sure exactly what that means. If i remember right it was the end of ww2 anni 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtsjc1 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 The other two are The War In The Pacific and The Mediterranean Theater. Both pub in 1993. No ISBN. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizou Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Talking about interesting reads, Leaping Horseman books has another title ready with a pre publication offer. I just ordered a copy of Iron Cross Brigade myself. http://www.leapinghorseman.com.au/proddetail.php?prod=9780992274924&cat=5 Cant recommend Jason Mark enough.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Fizou said: Cant recommend Jason Mark enough.. I support this view the fullest even if it’s maybe more applicable in the RT section. I have several of his books and they are written, edited and printed in the highest quality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck97 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I'll be visiting the Ardennes battle areas in two weeks and I'm still searching for a guide book. The most popular seems to be "A Tour of the Bulge Battlefields" by Cavanagh, but it's hard to get over here in Germany (it wouldn't arrive in time for my trip). Does anyone have other hints for a good guide? Thanks in advance! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMFDR Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 (edited) On 24/4/2016 at 6:48 PM, canuck97 said: I'll be visiting the Ardennes battle areas in two weeks and I'm still searching for a guide book. The most popular seems to be "A Tour of the Bulge Battlefields" by Cavanagh, but it's hard to get over here in Germany (it wouldn't arrive in time for my trip). Does anyone have other hints for a good guide? Thanks in advance! Here's a German library wheres it's available for online ordering, and on Amazon it's too by several UK based vendor : http://www.abebooks.de/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=A%20Tour%20of%20the%20Bulge%20Battlefield&sortby=17&n=200000080 As backup, you've got here a free tourist information map and brochure : http://www.opt.be/contenus/battle-of-the-bulge-tourist-guides/en/8421.html#menu If you need specific informations about someone or somewhere, people at CRIBA will certainly be able to help out : http://www.criba.be/fr/about-us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- As a side note, just found that 170 page crash course on BotB, "Battlebook, senior leader staff ride: the Battle of the Bulge.", available at the Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library : http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll8/id/4068/rec/19 ToC : World War II & Battle of the Bulge Chronologies..................TAB A World War II Allied Conferences.............................................TAB B Allied Command Architecture & Order of Battle...................TAB C The U.S. Army in December 1944...........................................TAB D Biographical Sketches – Senior Allied Commanders...........TAB E German Command Architecture & Order of Battle................TAB F The German Army in December 1944.....................................TAB G Biographical Sketches – Senior German Commanders.......TAB H Comparative Military Officers’ Ranks.....................................TAB I Equipment.................................................................................TAB J The Defense of Bastogne........................................................TAB K Casualties, Medical Statistics & Battle Losses……………...TAB L Suggestions for Further Reading...……………………………TAB M Glossary....................................................................................TAB N Code Names………………………………………………………..TAB O Edit : make sure to take a look at the World War II Operational Documents collection full of gems (3rd Army monthly AAR eg.) Edited April 29, 2016 by CMFDR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck97 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 @CMFDR: Thank you so much! This is excellent material and way better than I was hoping for! I'll be buying the book as an ebook because I'm not sure it would arrive in time for my trip (beginning next Tuesday). Again, thank you very much! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMFDR Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 De nada! Enjoy the trip, hopefully weather will be compliant, more than this week. --------------------------------------------------- Dozens of U.S.' regimental histories legally for free in pdf : http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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