North Africa Interactive Map

Discussion in 'North Africa & the Med' started by Drew5233, Apr 5, 2009.

  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  2. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Drew -
    One thing you can take to the bank - that there is NO WAY that I shall be spending any money on those books........from just two phrases the author used -

    1) - "the race to Messina" - there was NO race - it was all in Patton's head as he didn't want to help fight the main battle for Catania and so cajoled Alex to let him run to Palermo - then the easy way to Messina !

    2) - "Roosevedlt and Churchill had differences over the Invasion of Italy but once stared the Americans never wavered " ! - This one is on the wrong thread - it should be on Za Rodina's joke thread - the Americans - especially George Marshall couldn't wait to get out and after Rome he struck by taking SEVEN divisions over to the less than necessary South of France landings .....

    When I buy a book - I go for the facts to be revealed but to line up this Trilogy with the Cornelious Ryan's Epics - says it all !

    Cheers
     
  3. Recce_Mitch

    Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member

    Tom, This book has an American bias to it.

    Cheers
    Paul
     
  4. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Recce Mitch -
    I has some sort of suspicion about that inasmuch as he states that that he is writing about the American Forces involvement in North Africa - Italy and NW Europe...what he didn't tell us is that he was about to repeat much of the well known revisions of that History by too many Americans since that war finished.

    Cheers
     
  5. Passchendaele_Baby

    Passchendaele_Baby Grandads Little Girl

    Back to the actual map, it looks very cool, I can see myself spending alot of time there... :D Thanks for the link!

    Jess.
     
  6. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

  7. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    My father enjoyed one of the books by this author, but I also would say there is an American bias. The portrayal of the British in books like this is 'interesting' to say the least!
     
  8. Gerard

    Gerard Seelow/Prora

    I have seen the book "An Army at Dawn" in the local library (actually I live opposite a library!) but never borrowed it. And from the above posts, I dont think I'll bother.
     
  9. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    Gotthard,

    As you live so close to a library it would be advisable to always order the book first to read, before purchasing it. :D

    That way you do not have to spend good money that you later regret!

    Regards
    Tom
     
  10. Gerard

    Gerard Seelow/Prora

    (Off-Topic moment) And to my eternal shame Tom, I never manage to get the books back on time!! :D
     

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