- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Editions Heimdal (30 Dec 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 2840481863
- ISBN-13: 978-2840481867
- Product Dimensions: 30.5 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 722,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A pictorial history of this famous- Panzergrenadier- Division-All in color!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Truly remarkable book written about one of the less famous/infamous Waffen SS divisions. Part one of this story examines the formation of the division up to it's first battles in the Normandy area of France. Packed full of photos both from archive and personal collections it concerntrates not only on the propagander images but also individuals within the division. Good maps and details accurately log the course of the campaign and the part played in it.
The only complaint is that the book is in three languages (English, French and German) and this can be a little frustrating and tiring for the eyes as one sifts over the narrative. The second part of this divisons history has just been released. For my take on the division please go to my website www.17thss.co.uk.
The only complaint is that the book is in three languages (English, French and German) and this can be a little frustrating and tiring for the eyes as one sifts over the narrative. The second part of this divisons history has just been released. For my take on the division please go to my website www.17thss.co.uk.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
In German, great, English poor.
10 Jun 2006
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The two volumes of Goetz von Berlichingen are excellent books for the committed historian studying the composition and employment of SS divisions. However, it is recommended that the reader be fluent in either French or German, or both, as the English translations are very poor. For example, frequent use of "Stubaf" appears in English, which is an abbreviation for Sturnbannfueher, but nowhere can the English reader find this out. Where the translator does not know the English word, he uses the French, thereby producing very awkward sentences.
The reader must be familiar with SS ranks and their abbreviations in German, also the German words and abbreviations for German military equipment. The translator, John Lee, is apparently not familiar with the equivalent English military terms. Lastly, the photo captions are frequently mixed up and the English translationss of the captions have different meanings than the German ones. Nonetheless, the books are excellent for the serious historian of Waffen-SS units.
The reader must be familiar with SS ranks and their abbreviations in German, also the German words and abbreviations for German military equipment. The translator, John Lee, is apparently not familiar with the equivalent English military terms. Lastly, the photo captions are frequently mixed up and the English translationss of the captions have different meanings than the German ones. Nonetheless, the books are excellent for the serious historian of Waffen-SS units.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Absolutely phenomenal, buy it.
16 July 2008
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Details, photos, information not found anywhere else, all in a superbly constructed hardcover book that'll last for ages. Unit histories don't get much better than this. Buy it, this is one you'll not regret! In the years to come, this will be a highly sought after book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A very good book
25 Aug 2008
A very good book, at first I was sceptical about it but after I look in to it I found it amazing , good photo's very detailed reports on the status of the unit. The only down side is that the second volume is very "rare" and cost 3(approximate) time more then the first volume
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