Brandenburg Division by Eric Lefevre

[charlie don't surf]

I bought 'Brandenburg Division: Commandos of the Riech' recently and it's quite good. It's written in the storytelling form, just like Panzer Aces.

The book is a 333 pages long softcover and the publisher is Histoire & Collections. It contains some Order of Battle data, maps and some pictures. I think there should have been mure pictures in the book, especially of the main characters. This book is the kind of book that one reads fast. I recommend it to anyone who's interested in the Brandenburger operations.

Best regards/ Daniel

[heinz kling]

Though it has not been translated.

[Jason Long]

Heinz,
What do you mean it hasn't been translated? My copy is in English.

I agree that it's quite good although I'd have appreciated better detail on the operations conducted during Barbarossa.

Jason

[Jason Long]

Heinz,
Do you mean Später's book on the Branderburgers? Or Lefebre's? The latter is available in English and is what I was referring to in my earlier post. I don't believe that the former has been translated yet.

Jason

[heinz kling]

So I am not up to speed on his English translations. Sorry!

[Frederick L Clemens]

Brandenburg Division: Commandos of the Reich
by Eric Lefevre
Paperback: 356 pages
Dimensions (in inches): 0.72 x 9.60 x 6.04
Publisher: Unknown; ; (March 1999)
ISBN: 2908182734

online info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... s&n=507846
http://www.warbooks.com/brandenburg.html
http://hometown.aol.com/TFGrantel/books ... nburg.html

[Frederick L Clemens]

originally posted in parallel thread by charlie don't surf, moved by moderator
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 8:36 pm Post subject: Eric Lefevres book about Brandenburgers

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I'm currently looking at this book, is it a good buy or is Skorzeny's memoirs more informative?

regards

[Frederick L Clemens]

originally posted in parallel thread, moved by moderator

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 11:39 am Post subject:

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Go for Lefevres.A good and balanced account of Brandenburgers.Also quite cheap as softcover.Havent read Kurowski's book about subject,so don't know which is better.

Cheers Juha
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[Frederick L Clemens]

originally posted in parallel thread by Jim Downs, moved by moderator

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:38 pm Post subject: Skorzeny

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Skorzeny was the commander of ABwehrleitstelle II in the fall of 1944 and later. One of his units was Abwehr 218 in Slovakia commanded by Major Erwein Graf Thun-Hohenstein. Do any of these books -- including Skorzeny's memoirs -- mention this particular Abwehr unit or Thun-Hohenstein?

[Frederick L Clemens]

originally posted in parallel thread by charlie don't surf, moved by moderator Mon Nov 18, 2002 3:06 pm Post subject:

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Thanks Juha!

regards