General World War 2 Discussion Thread

Jump back to quoted post23 Aug 2015, 15:05 PMcoh2player

The first print run of the new kursk book is open for reservations.

Estimated retail: $195 USD, 1700 pages long.

http://www.aberdeenbookstore.com/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=253516

Jump back to quoted post26 Oct 2015, 03:57 AMcoh2player

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Ah, there goes your couch. The book is 13 pounds- that's a big shipping fee.

I would also recommend Zhitomir-Berdichev. It's very COH2-era ish.

The Armored Campaign in Normandy (Napier) is a good compilation of all major armored actions in one book. I wish it was more detailed, though.

I read Tomb of the PzWaffe- it was pretty good but too short of details.

Jump back to quoted post26 Oct 2015, 03:57 AMcoh2player

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Ping

($170 for book and rest shipping)

Jump back to quoted post13 Nov 2015, 17:50 PMMajorBloodnok

I admire your devotion but



Could you not borrow this from a public library?

Jump back to quoted post13 Nov 2015, 18:21 PMsomenbjorn

Well there are a few things that count against that.

1) In my city you can only borrow a book for 1 month before returning it. This for me would be too short for a 1600+ page tome.
2) The book is in English witch makes it less likely to be or be ordered by a library in Sweden.
3) The first edition being sort of limited means it is more likely that the library will first order in a copy when the final copy that is divided into three books have been through a translator, meaning I would not be able to borrow it for perhaps several years.
4) Owning the book means I can get it out of my bookshelf whenever I find myself in need to look something up.
So either get it now or wait god knows how long to borrow it. And Im also willing to pay money for these types of things. Some people spend their income on guns, some on toys, some on beauty products and I choose to spend it on books and alcohol

Jump back to quoted post13 Nov 2015, 17:50 PMMajorBloodnok

I admire your devotion but



Could you not borrow this from a public library?