Customer Review: My great-grandfather was a combat veteran with the "Big Red One" in World War I. I bought this book, and several others, because I wanted to learn more about what he experienced as a solider in the "Great War". This book is devoted almost exclusively to the First Division's history from World War II... more info
Customer Review: The second entry in Ian Allan's 'Spearhead' series covers the famous Grossdeutschland Regiment/Division/Panzer Corps. An elite unit and Russian Front stalwart, Grossdeutschland compiled a combat reputation second to none but at enormous cost in terms of casualties. Its history is chronicled in this... more info
Customer Review: This is probably the best book on a single Panzer Division I have. I am particularly interested in knowing the actions in which they take part but also details that show the makeup of a division at various intervals during the war, primarily how many Panzers there are and of what type. I am also... more info
Customer Review: Very good book for getting a handle on the Russian Assault tactics down at Division and Regimental level. It makes clear the essential misunderstandings of NATO tactics. There was never going to be a simple charge straight at NATO troops who would then use firepower to destroy them.The Dynamism of... more info
Customer Review: This book gives a rare chronological history of how important the beaver was to relationships between France, Spain, England and the United States from the early 1600's of eastern Canada up to the last mountain rendezvous of 1840 in Wyoming. Although very informative, the writing style is oftentimes... more info
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