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Bezig met laden... Tankduel (2003)door David L. Robbins
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Good story well narrated. Little known battle that was a clear turning point in WW2. Well thought out plot very successfully inserted into a realistic story of the very ugly combat world that this battle presented. ( ) not Robbins best novel. This one needed some tightening up. It seemed too disjointed. Unlike "War of the Rats" this one didn't have the suspense and action. Somehow it just didn't grab me like "War of the Rats" did. Trying to turn the T34 tank into a facsimile of a horse and the tank driver into a facsimile of a Cossack horseman from the Steppes just didn't work. The Spanish-turned-German tank commander had more life and likability than did the the Cossack. The battle action is fun to read and that seems to be Robbins talent. Maps, detailed drawings of tanks, and period quotes add to the feeling of authenticity in this intensively researched novel of the battle of Kursk. (Have to admit that with the many I've read about WWII this is an epic contest that slipped under my radar.) Is it a story about complex family relationships or the story of when "two million men clashed in the largest battle that mankind has ever seen?" Is it the story of individuals--men and women--fighting for their lives or machines battling for supremacy. Is it the story of generals calling the shots or the men on the field pulling the trigger. It is the individual who kept me glued to the pages. You may know how the battle ends, but you don't know about the individuals. For me daughter, sister, lover, and fellow partisan Katya slipped from believable on several occasions, and some of her scenes, including the ending, were contrived. But man does not create perfect, and this book is great. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
After the cataclysmic fall of Stalingrad, Germany's campaign in Russia stood on a knife's edge. Hitler had to break Russia quickly or the war would be over. Thus 'Operation Citadel' was conceived. This was a plan to eliminate the huge salient around the Russian city of Kursk and trap the enormous Soviet Army in a noose of German steel. The only trouble was that the Russians knew it was coming... This is the story of that battle through the eyes of a remarkable group of people - the men and women who fought it. All in all, two million soldiers, 6000 tanks and 4000 aircraft fought in the seven day offensive and after their defeat, the Germans never took another step forward into the motherland. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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