tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post3903167003802533456..comments2024-02-20T08:31:57.362-08:00Comments on WWII and other Book Reviews: Absolute War by Chris BellamyT. Kunikovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03243004853811191350noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-20561046203933280342010-02-10T23:48:34.896-08:002010-02-10T23:48:34.896-08:00Try David Stahel's "Operation Barbarossa ...Try David Stahel's "Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East."T. Kunikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243004853811191350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-88401370333571591672010-02-10T23:19:04.691-08:002010-02-10T23:19:04.691-08:00I just finished reading the book and agree with yo...I just finished reading the book and agree with you on some points, although i am no expert on this topic but i think the book gets a little too confusing sometimes. Also could you please suggest me some good books on this topic(World War 2, especially from the Britain or the Germany's point of view, I really enjoyed "Is Paris Burning").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-84302479575915893572009-04-12T10:46:00.000-07:002009-04-12T10:46:00.000-07:00Perhaps you should write your own "definitive" his...Perhaps you should write your own "definitive" history of the Soviet-German war?<BR/><BR/>If you are interested in pursuing this, I may be interested as well.Skoblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405822777148403728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-90413142594814553142008-09-01T08:59:00.000-07:002008-09-01T08:59:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-10362180929625887542008-07-23T06:31:00.000-07:002008-07-23T06:31:00.000-07:00You have written this before and I have written my...You have written this before and I have written my response, unless you have something new to add you are wasting your time here.T. Kunikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243004853811191350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-69993427406992934242008-07-23T04:39:00.000-07:002008-07-23T04:39:00.000-07:00http://kunikovsreviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/absolu...http://kunikovsreviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/absolute-war-by-chris-bellamy.html<BR/><BR/>I think you are unfair in your critics to the Book<BR/>Perhaps because you are afraid that this book relieve the NAZI/Hitler from some guilt/crime which been moving around like a myth?!<BR/>Some quick comment <BR/>- Indeed Germany delayed Barbarossa because of Balkan campaign; this was mentioned repeatedly by Keitel and Goering in Nuremburg trials! There weren't any motives for them to lying or deceive by telling that!<BR/>- Indeed Huge Causality – perhaps the great majority- in civilian was due to Stalin’s order to prevent any retreat of civilian from the towns and steadfast order to help and support the fellow soldiers which subjected the civilians to bombardment of Luftwaffe and artillery which in now way can be blamed by the NAZI/Wehrmacht <BR/><BR/>Adam<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>http://kunikovsreviews.blogspot.com/2007/07/absolute-war-by-chris-bellamy.html<BR/><BR/>I think you are unfair in your critics to the Book<BR/>Perhaps because you are afraid that this book relieve the NAZI/Hitler from some guilt/crime which been moving around like a myth?!<BR/>Some quick comment <BR/>- Indeed Germany delayed Barbarossa because of Balkan campaign; this was mentioned repeatedly by Keitel and Goering in Nuremburg trials! There weren't any motives for them to lying or deceive by telling that!<BR/>- Indeed Huge Causality – perhaps the great majority- in civilian was due to Stalin’s order to prevent any retreat of civilian from the towns and steadfast order to help and support the fellow soldiers which subjected the civilians to bombardment of Luftwaffe and artillery which in now way can be blamed by the NAZI/Wehrmacht <BR/><BR/>Adam<BR/><BR/><BR/>Oh I thought it is very popular to mention<BR/>Stalin with His infamous order no. 227 said that no one could retreat, even for tactical reasons, and order no. 270 prohibited any soldier from surrendering: 'There are no Russian prisoners of war, only traitors,<BR/>The NKVD and Peria's police didn't even allow civilian to retreat but stand helping the soldiers, fortifications.<BR/>Stalingrad and the huge death of Soviet civilians were due to these measures. - They (many) were forced to stand and protect the city by all means of helping the soldiers...<BR/><BR/>Perhaps Stalin orders were formally directed to Soldiers but Peria, Yakov and others extended the interpretation of these measures.<BR/>It is absurd to ignore that.<BR/>AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-22139175076550914162008-05-19T00:15:00.000-07:002008-05-19T00:15:00.000-07:00I never said that the Balkan campaign did not dela...I never said that the Balkan campaign did not delay the start of Barbarossa, I simply pointed out that there were other reasons for its delay. <BR/><BR/>If you'd like to show where and when Stalin issued orders that forbid civilians to retreat, I'd be happy to entertain your ideas. Until you can do so there's no reason to bring up such nonsense.T. Kunikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243004853811191350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-48380269623733059752008-05-18T23:54:00.000-07:002008-05-18T23:54:00.000-07:00I think you are unfair in your critics to the Book...I think you are unfair in your critics to the Book<BR/>Perhaps because you are afraid that this book relieve the NAZI/Hitler from some guilt/crime which been moving around like a myth?!<BR/>Some quick comment <BR/>- Indeed Germany delayed Barbarossa because of Balkan campaign; this was mentioned repeatedly by Keitel and Goering in Nuremburg trials! There weren't any motives for them to lying or deceive by telling that!<BR/>- Indeed Huge Causality – perhaps the great majority- in civilian was due to Stalin’s order to prevent any retreat of civilian from the towns and steadfast order to help and support the fellow soldiers which subjected the civilians to bombardment of Luftwaffe and artillery which in now way can be blamed by the NAZI/Wrhmacht <BR/><BR/>AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-24730209901679841732007-08-21T08:46:00.000-07:002007-08-21T08:46:00.000-07:00Eventually, that's what I might do.Eventually, that's what I might do.T. Kunikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243004853811191350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383897115500989335.post-52966150973193860372007-08-21T01:31:00.000-07:002007-08-21T01:31:00.000-07:00Perhaps you should write your own "definitive" his...Perhaps you should write your own "definitive" history of the Soviet-German war?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com