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u/BritainOpPlsNerf · 9 pointsr/ShitWehraboosSay

Tigers in the Mud written by Otto Carius, a Tiger commander during WWII -- still sells like hotcakes today. Written by a man who described Himmler as his friend. Let it sink in.

Lost Victories Manstein's memoirs, a hot pile of dump that consists of excuse-making and blame-deflecting. Still a hot read, though most know its flaws now.

Franz fucking Halder helped the US Army form its history of WWII.

There's a load more, but I'm not here to shill (today at least AYYY).

The claim that history is written by the victors is especially bullshit in the immediate post-war era; first off the US Army did not want to be 'defeated by victory' and spent an ample amount of time studying the enemy methods and documents - this put a lot of German ideas in the air during the discussions and formation of historiography. More importantly, the 'Iron Curtain' fell across Europe shortly after the end of WWII which meant that for 50-odd years we had minimal to nonexistant exposure to Soviet sources about their own war effort. It meant that, for lack of sources, we had to rely on German primary and secondary studies of their Eastern Front. They had a complete monopoly on how we could view the Russian front of WWII. These effects are only slowly unraveling now, and we're starting to see some real improvements to the historiography on that subject. However, much of Russia's war documents remain classified, unlike the Germans (total defeat means total disclosure) so its going to be a long, uphill battle to get all the facts out.

Never before, to my knowledge, had a defeated enemy been allowed to be so vocal on the events of the war as he saw it.

u/Martaway · 8 pointsr/Warthunder

You really dont know what you're talking about

Many German commanders did that to survey the battlefield and other targets. The russians didnt and would drive right by German tanks without seeing a thing

https://www.amazon.com/Tigers-Mud-Commander-Stackpole-Military/dp/0811729117

u/DarthContinent · 6 pointsr/AbandonedPorn

I've watched lots of documentaries, read books on Russian vs German tank combat, and played World Of Tanks (free-to-play WW2 tank combat game) that's about it.

Tigers In The Mud is a good read where the author (who at the height of his career became a Tiger tank commander) describes how the Russian T-34s were basically no match against German armor often due to both poor visibility out of the turret and lack of training.

The SU-152 if I remember right had issues including the shells being so huge that it took two crewmen to heft them and reload the gun. That in addition to the fixed turret made them a bit less nimble compared to the German armor with their electrically-powered turret traverse.

Bottom line, the Russians seemed to be able to churn out more armored units than they had capable crews for, so for that they suffered, but in the end their numerical superiority outpaced the Germans (already hampered by the "teething" issues of their armor, e.g. adding more and more armor and bigger main guns without commensurate increases in the engine and especially transmission / final drive).

u/rambo77 · 5 pointsr/WorldofTanks

To read about the effect of an artillery barrage and air support:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tigers-Normandy-Wolfgang-Schneider/dp/0811710297

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tigers-Mud-Commander-Stackpole-Military/dp/0811729117/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369443808&sr=1-1&keywords=tigers+in+the+mud



http://www.battlefieldhistorian.com/tiger_i_flipped_.asp

When naval guns, high caliber Russian artillery, IL-2s, Typhoons, even freaking heavy bombers throwing bombs/rockets/projectiles at you, you are dead. Tigers were not armored very well on the top by the way- no tank is. Especially the Western Allies had the tendency to pull back and ask for artillery/air support when they ran into some problems.

And if you want numbers, there are books about the Tigers with all 1400 listed. Look them up.

u/otciii · 4 pointsr/MilitaryPorn
u/Toxirine · 3 pointsr/AskHistorians

Tigers in the mud is the first hand account of Otto Carius and his experiences, mostly revolving around his usage of the Tiger tank. It is no foot solder, how ever, but he was one of the big tank aces during the war and he did survive through it.

Black Edelweiss is the biography of a young german Waffen-SS soldier. It is written by a Johan Voss, which is a pseudonym so I can't comment on it's credibility. How ever I have not seen any reviews that dismiss it as fiction as of yet.

Hope that was helpful.

u/Jayrod413 · 2 pointsr/BattlefieldV

His book is a good read considering the lack of first hand accounts from a German's perspective. For being one of Germany's most highly decorated and deadliest tank aces, the man lived a pretty quiet life after the war. He ran a pharmacy for almost the rest of his life until he died in 2015.

https://www.amazon.com/Tigers-Mud-Commander-Stackpole-Military/dp/0811729117

This is the only English translation I know of his book

u/Eviltower101 · 1 pointr/history

This is one Ive been meaning to read for a super long time. Its called Tigers in the Mud. Its about a commander of a Tiger tank. https://www.amazon.com/Tigers-Mud-Commander-Stackpole-Military/dp/0811729117

Its been a while but A Bridge Too Far gave some perspective on the individual soldiers. Its probably one of my favorite history books because it reads more like a story. He goes also does the big picture of the battle and then narrows it down to soldiers and their thoughts. He even throws in some jokes from the time. My favorite was when these paratroopers were talking cover in a cellar during an artillery barrage. There was one guy that made the joke "they're throwing everything at us but the kitchen stove." Then at that moment a shell hit the house and the kitchen stove actually fell through the floor in front of them. The guy followed up with "I knew the bastards were close but I didnt think they could hear us." Cornelius Ryan did an amazing job. I gotta get around to reading his other 2 books eventually. Just too lazy

u/Das_Doctor · 1 pointr/WorldofTanks

Just gonna take this opportunity to plug his book. It's a fascinating read and sheds light on what it was like to actually be in the tank during the war.

http://www.amazon.com/Tigers-Mud-Commander-Stackpole-Military/dp/0811729117

u/mackalack101 · 1 pointr/MilitaryPorn

That depends entirely on how you define "better tank" - if you compare the tanks at the tactical level - platoon or company level engagements - sure, Tigers usually came out ahead. However, that changed as the T-34's were upgraded to the T-34/85 with an improved gun that could penetrate the Tiger's armor, from farther than the earlier 76mm gun. And Soviet crews gained experience and better training as the war went on.

Additionally, if you examine the strategic effectiveness of the two tanks, that's when things start to weigh heavily in the T-34's favor. You have to look at it as a numbers game, basically. I'd roughly estimate that a T-34/85 (like the one pictured above), had probably 85% of the combat effectiveness of the Tiger 1. But when that T-34/85 costs only, say, 30-40% of the resources it takes to make a Tiger 1, then that math does NOT work in favor for a country with very limited industrial capacity like Germany.

And that's not to mention all of the horrific reliability and mobility problems that the Tiger 1 faced. It was under-powered and its drivetrain was critically overstressed, leading it to regularly break down and require many precious spare parts and man hours. You can have the best tank in the world, but if it can't get to the battlefield and fight, its just a big waste of fuel, parts, and manpower.

If you're interested in a first-person perspective on the Tiger vs the T-34, I highly recommend Tigers in the Mud by German tank ace Otto Carius.

u/CareCupisEmpty · 1 pointr/makemychoice

Tigers in the Mud was really interesting to read, cool to see WWII from a different perspective.

The Art of War is a good read as well. I like how it combines military strategy and Taoism.

Those are my favorite ones so far, but I read a lot more fiction than anything...

u/dngrs · 0 pointsr/Romania

mie beletristica nu prea imi place asa ca merg cu ceva autobiografic scris chiar de soldati de pe vremea aia ex 1 2 3 4