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Summary: One of the most compelling books I own
Review: "SS Panzergrenadier" ranks as one of the most outstanding volumes in my sizeable collection of books about WWII. As an autobiography, not only does it give a German viewpoint of the war (which we find all too seldom), it also takes us beyond tactics and strategy into the heart and mind of one who was a direct participant. Hey, those German soldiers were people like you and me - they DIDN'T have horns and a tail!!! In fact, the author's experiences in one of Eisenhower's death camps leaves a thoughtful reader reflecting on which side true inhumanity was to be found.Hans Schmidt's engaging writing style carries the reader along on the odyssey of a young life that repeatedly came close to being over almost before it began. It's a great pity that there are not more voices like his left today. Our search for historical perspective would be easier if there were.
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Summary: ..."A True-story of WW2" --an insightful read...
Review: -Found it often hard to put this book down, as I read before I go to bed but must arise early, would love to see it turned into a drama of WW2 seen through the eyes of an idealistic young-man, who grew-up very quickly experiencing the brutal-horrors of "politically contrived" induced combat between otherwise civilized countries whose people have rather more in common than not. Herr HansSchmidt is at once an introspective man, and seems remarkably astute about the motives of the world-leaders; wherein my former natinal-media influenced "total disdane" for Nazi-leader A.Hitler became tempered perhaps more akin to: "there are media-truth's (does a selfserving maniacal-cult control the media?), flag-waving American-propaganda truth's, and ethical Germanic-truth's"! My impression is that such books as this should receive greater attention, but that cult-control of our National Library System prevents its broad desimination; --so thank goodness for www.Amazon.com in bringing these "other viewpoints" to us for a broadened perspective...
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Summary: LIBERALISM, A DISEASE WITHIN
Review: A GREAT READ, UNOBSTRUCTED BY POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. HANS SCHMIDT IS NOT AFRAID TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS BOOK YET, YOU SHOULD.
MY OWN RELATIVES CAN RECALL THE POST WAR YEARS. GERMAN CITIES WERE LEVELED. FOOD OF ANY KIND WAS A LUXURY. THIS BOOK GIVES YOU THE OTHER SIDES PERCEPTION. WW2 RUINED GERMANY,IT IS NOW A LIBERAL COUNTRY,WITH ALL KINDS OF FREE HAND OUTS. VERY SIMULIAR TO OR OWN NATION.
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Summary: LIBERALISM, A DISEASE WITHIN
Review: A GREAT READ, UNOBSTRUCTED BY POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. HANS SCHMIDT IS NOT AFRAID TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS BOOK YET, YOU SHOULD.
MY OWN RELATIVES CAN RECALL THE POST WAR YEARS. GERMAN CITIES WERE LEVELED. FOOD OF ANY KIND WAS A LUXURY. THIS BOOK GIVES YOU THE OTHER SIDES PERCEPTION. WW2 RUINED GERMANY,IT IS NOW A LIBERAL COUNTRY,WITH ALL KINDS OF FREE HAND OUTS. VERY SIMULIAR TO OR OWN NATION.
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Summary: Dubious piece of historical revisionism
Review: Absolute crap. I seriously question whether the author was, as he says, a member of the waffen ss. His excuse for not having the customary tattoo under the armpit is that he was sick the day they gave those. His uniform is suspect. His claims of not hearing one single anti-semetic remark are rather interesting considering the other books on the Waffen SS I've read.
His ridiculous holocaust denial nonsense is irritating. His claims that dead Jews (tens of thousands, historical fact) found sprawled around the grounds of concentration camps were, in fact, victims of allied bombing raids and starved by the allies!
The author is persona non grata in Germany, and ranks up there with Ernst Zundel and other loonie Hitler admirerers.
This book is peppered with his anti-Jewish sentiment. Sure, whatever.
I want my money back!!!!
By the way- the author saw only about 3 months of combat duty in total. Doubt he fired a single shot.
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Summary: J'Accuse
Review: Born in 1927 and, quite obviously, a well conditioned product of the National Socialist State, the author presents a clear and honest memoir of and insight into his wartime and post war experiences up to his emigration to the United States. Though one would and could question his view as pertaining to the Halocaust as being revisionist, the veracity of his presentation on the treatment of the German Military and Civilian population by the United States and the Allies is not. (...) Hans Schmidt's book is a sad comment on his time and on our own.
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Summary: Historical Yet Timely
Review: Despite a number of grammatical errors, this is a phenomenally good book. It is illuminating and extremely interesting and gives great insights into the life of a German soldier in the latter years of the war. The author also ties in many of the lessons we should have learned to what is happening today, making it very timely. I have numerous books similar to this one, but this is one of the best.
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Summary: Long Day's Journey Into Night
Review: Dull and biased. For those interested in the harsh realities of soldiers in combat, this book is not for you. As a teenage recruit towards the end of the war, Hans' combat experience is limited to minutes, as he is wounded on two occasions just as the fighting commences. What is left then to fill a good part of the book is a long, unconvincing apologia for Nazism and rants against World Jewry and, if you can believe it, General Eisenhower. It is rather sad that he dismisses Nazi barbarity as exaggeration or misinformation while conveniently assigning malevolent intent to all those who opposed his beloved Reich.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: Finally, a book that tells the perspective of a soldier in the Waffen SS. This book is great, in that it is rich in detail of an ordinary Waffen SS Schutze's life. I especially enjoyed the details Mr. Schmidt gives in reference to German uniforms and equipement.
Also, Mr. Schmidt does not apologize for what he believed in, and still believes in. Instead, he gives the cold hard truth about things, things that most people want to cover up or exagerate about. The author also backs up his opinions with documented evidence, versus unproven opinionated propaganda which is often found in politically correct versions of World War II.
I also thoroughly enjoyed his segment on the so called Malmedy "massacre." Mr. Schmidt debunks the popular post war allied theory about this event.
Overall, this book was a wonderful read. I had a hard time putting it down.
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Summary: Tells it like is is
Review: Hans Schmidt does a great job of presenting "the other side of the story" He explains several incidents that occured during the War and doesnt shy away from the difficult ones. I like the simple, easy to read style of writing he has. Reading his book made me feel as though I was there with him. His explaninations and reasonings were easy to understand and to relate to. I highly recommend this book for those searching the truth about WW2, Nazi Germany and her struggle.
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