Lille Fiskerby Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Hi guys Found this video with Douglas Nash, one of my favorite historians on the great patriotic war: LF 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletpoint Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) I'm sure that guy knows what he's talking about, but I always think it's a bit odd when somebody dedicates years of his life to study WW2, but somehow never learns to pronounce even basic German words. It's not "Totenkop" division - there's an f at the end. Also: "wolksgrenadeer division". It's one of the first things you learn in basic German lessons that an initial v is pronounced as an f. "wolkenschau"... haha... cloud watching Edited April 13, 2022 by Bulletpoint 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I gave up before Mr Nash even got started. Del Boy would have had a word for the guy presenting the video that I won't repeat here. Let's just say, never trust anyone who wears a hat indoors, or anyone who has a goatee beard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Thanks, Lille! I'm going to watch and enjoy this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 15 hours ago, Bulletpoint said: I'm sure that guy knows what he's talking about, but I always think it's a bit odd when somebody dedicates years of his life to study WW2, but somehow never learns to pronounce even basic German words. It's not "Totenkop" division - there's an f at the end. Also: "wolksgrenadeer division". It's one of the first things you learn in basic German lessons that an initial v is pronounced as an f. "wolkenschau"... haha... cloud watching But Douglas Nash know what he's talking about. One of the best, if not the best, Eastern front experts in the world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IICptMillerII Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 This was great! Thanks for posting @Lille Fiskerby Don't mind the peanut gallery. This is a value add. @George MC might be interested in this as well. It’s Doug! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, IICptMillerII said: This was great! Thanks for posting @Lille Fiskerby Don't mind the peanut gallery. This is a value add. @George MC might be interested in this as well. It’s Doug! Its on my 'to wathc' list. i saw his first one - well worth watching. Woody (the presenter) is an alright guy and tends to let the expert do their thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lille Fiskerby Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 One of the things that impress me most about his work is his very impressive photo archive. I have seen tons of photos of combat on the german eastern front but Nash seems to find new material all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 26 minutes ago, Lille Fiskerby said: One of the things that impress me most about his work is his very impressive photo archive. I have seen tons of photos of combat on the german eastern front but Nash seems to find new material all the time. That. And he is also one of the very few historians that do their own thorough research, instead of repeating the 'research' of others. His book on the battles East of Warsaw is absolutely unique, the first one on this subject that really goes into detail. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpark Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 There has finally been a decent amount of study of the military operations in 1945 happening. These books were indispensable (along with Stephen A. Hamilton, Norbert Számvéber and a few others) for F&R scenarios and campaigns. The amount of bookmarks in my copies make them look like an over-feathered bird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, benpark said: There has finally been a decent amount of study of the military operations in 1945 happening. These books were indispensable (along with Stephen A. Hamilton, Norbert Számvéber and a few others) for F&R scenarios and campaigns. The amount of bookmarks in my copies make them look like an over-feathered bird. Perhaps the books by Axel Urbanke will also inspire you. Very well researched and written. And full of detailed maps and battles. Edited April 15, 2022 by Aragorn2002 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpark Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I have those as well. Not many gaps in the 1945 section of my library. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) On 4/13/2022 at 10:49 PM, Warts 'n' all said: Let's just say, never trust anyone who wears a hat indoors, or anyone who has a goatee beard. Agree on the hat (except @benpark's of course), but facial hair is okay n'est ce pas? EDIT: Playing RT Baranovichi by PBEM just now, thanks to @benpark I think. Edited April 15, 2022 by Vacillator 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, benpark said: I have those as well. Not many gaps in the 1945 section of my library. There will always be gaps. Personally I'm still looking for JV44, the Galland Circus, by Forsythe for a decent price and some other books. Not going to pay 200-300 Euros for a book. I assume you also have Letzte Schlacht an der Ostfront by Hans Juergen Pantenius? Edited April 16, 2022 by Aragorn2002 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) Watching the first part of this youtube series, on the battle of Warsaw in August 1944 by the IV. SS-Panzerkorps and it's very informative and well made. Lots of maps and pictures from the book are shown and explained and there's even some Wochenschau footage. Highly recommended. Thanks again, Lille! For every serious Ostfronter these books are a must have. Edited April 29, 2022 by Aragorn2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Btw also some interesting pictures of Panzergrenadiers of the 19th Panzer Division, which are not in the books, but are probably from the private collection of Mr. Nash. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lille Fiskerby Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 His photo collection is quite impressive, now I have to start reading a book I bought a few years ago written by Nash/Spezzano again : "Unternehmen Ilse" a one day operation that was carried out on the 27 april 1944. The operation was to clear the rest of Kovel for red army units. Highly recommended reading but pretty expensive book. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 8:23 PM, Lille Fiskerby said: His photo collection is quite impressive, now I have to start reading a book I bought a few years ago written by Nash/Spezzano again : "Unternehmen Ilse" a one day operation that was carried out on the 27 april 1944. The operation was to clear the rest of Kovel for red army units. Highly recommended reading but pretty expensive book. Yeah, that's definitely a must have. Worth every penny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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