What are the best books about the Eastern Front during WW2?
网页2014年11月20日 · Dec 8, 2014. #3. I just read Omer Bartov's "Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the Third Reich" (1991). Bartov goes into great depth of how Hitler's soldiers fought on the eastern front, and what problems they encountered on the eastern front. He gives examples from various letters from the front, diaries, and military reports.
Who had the best boots in WW 2? - History Forum
网页Jul 24, 2010. #2. Russians often wore felt boots. Not particularly good on roads, but ideal in snow. British boots were not brilliant, although paratroops tended to be well kitted out. German boots were pretty good, but very hard when new. That's why they had prisoners at Torgau and others marching in new boots, to soften them up.
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网页Apart from Stalingrad I have read no other books on the subject the book overall was decent, can someone tell me a few more to read please. Search Everywhere Threads This forum This thread
Best Fighter Aircraft of WW2 - History Forum
网页2019年11月11日 · Here is an interesting note on aircraft in WW2; of the top 10 aces of the Soviet Union, 5 flew the greatly maligned Bell P-39 Airacobra. Generally the reason for this was that a greater percent of dogfighting occured at altitudes below 20,000 feet, in the Eastern Theater, where as in the Western Theater the majority were fought in support of ...
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网页A good read about an epic battle Road of Bones: The Siege of Kohima 1944: Fergal Keane: 9780007132416: Amazon.com...
Best divisions of WWII - History Forum
网页UK. One of the best divisions in the British army ww2, would be the 7th Armoured Division (Desert Rats). Yes, I would definitely nominate the 7th armoured division. They fought in every major campaign in the western desert, as well as Normandy, and in the liberation of the low countries before crossing the Rhine.
Who had the best artilerry WW 2? - History Forum
网页2010年7月10日 · IMHO, 76 mm divisional gun Zis-3 is the best artillery system of WW2. 103 000 Zis-3 was built during the war. I would wote for this one as well, it was not biggest gun around but it was real workhorse, gun which win the wars. Light, universal, simple. Could be used effectively in any role.
Which army had the best grenades in WW2? - History Forum
网页2015年8月2日 · Canary Islands-Spain. Aug 30, 2015. #4. German Stielhandgranate carried more explosive (170 grams) and could be thrown farther than any other. They were true assault grenades. However, it was curbesome, so that soldiers could carry few of them. The French F1, Soviet F1 (60 grams) and the American Mk 2 …
Best WW2 Fighter Armament? - History Forum
网页2022年1月8日 · If you are going to include twin engine heavy fighters, the Me 410 has 4 20mm cannon and 2 7.92mm mgs in the nose, the Mosquito has 4 20mm and 4 0.303" mgs in the nose, and the Aussie Beaufighter 4 20mm in the nose, and 4 0.5" in the wings, all 3 of which have far more firepower than the P-38, using Anthony William's tables. The …
Best Tank Of WW2 - History Forum
网页2013年4月20日 · What do you think is the best tank of ww2? General History European History North American History South American History Asian History Middle Eastern History African History Human History Ancient History Postclassical History Early Modern History Mid Modern History