Are there any WW2 novels based on the 7th Armoured?
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Daston said:
Hey guys,
Does anyone know of any books done in a similar way to band of brothers/with the old breed that follows the Desert Rats through the war? Or indeed any Armoured division/Panzer Kompanie?
Cheers
Blimey, never thought I'd be able to recommend Sven Hassel, ever heard of him? Entertaining tales of a group of very dodgy characters, vaguely historic, and they often have tanks - they are the 27th Panzer (Penal) regiment after all. Does anyone know of any books done in a similar way to band of brothers/with the old breed that follows the Desert Rats through the war? Or indeed any Armoured division/Panzer Kompanie?
Cheers
But after a couple of books, it starts to get a bit repetitive. Very much enjoyed as a teenage schoolboy though!
Yea, pretty much in their own way. Each book focuses on the same rag tag troupe of dodgy but tough 'german' soldiers as they fight through different parts of the war, Russian Front, Italy, France, North Africa etc. Some questionable history, but pretty lurid and violent, entertaining. Certainly focuses on the violence of war, but written in a first person style that makes it quite real, even though it's all fiction.
Edited by prand on Sunday 17th November 23:43
Like the poster above I read these as a teenager - they were de riguer reading in our group.
I got a second hand copy of Wheels of Terror a couple years ago but I just could not get into it at all and gave up.
Mr Hassel - which may or not be his real name also may or may not have an interesting past and would make a good story in itself.
I got a second hand copy of Wheels of Terror a couple years ago but I just could not get into it at all and gave up.
Mr Hassel - which may or not be his real name also may or may not have an interesting past and would make a good story in itself.
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