Tigers in the Mud
The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius

There are certain faults with the Carius memoir (I read the 2003 1st Edition Stackpole Series). It tends to be dry at times, says nothing about any possible war crimes committed by the German Front, and generally gives a rather selective view of the battlefield. But as a historical source? This memoi......more

Not my usual fare, but I picked this up after getting hooked on the World of Tanks Blitz game. There are a lot of interesting tidbits about what life was like for tankers on the Eastern Front, but it's not what I hoping for. It stands in complete contrast to A Bloody War: 1939-1945, which I read year......more

Zanimljiva tematika ali knjiga je nespretno napisana pa radnja često skače s jednog mjesta na drugo, ponekad je to naporno pratiti. Takva je priroda rata, konfuzna, posebno kada se povlačiš. I nije mi se svidjelo sprdanje autora s ratnim zločinima. U jednom trenutku uspoređuje ratne zločine s ubijanj......more

One of the best tank aces ever, Otto Carius, describes his experience of WW2 from a "commander's hatch" viewpoint. Starting out as a loader in Pz 38 (t), he moved up to a commander rank of the famous Pz VI Tiger heavy tank. He destroyed a significant number of tanks, assault guns and even one plane......more

If one were to remove the identities of the nations at war and whether the troops were German, American, Russian, or other--in short, take out the political aspects--this account could be any warrior's story. It reads very much like the personal accounts of American and British soldiers. Politics an......more