Blood on the Snow: Carpathian Winter War 1915

[wiking85]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/070061720...;pf_rd_i=507846

Any info about this book? I tried to perorder it from barnes and noble online, but had it cancelled when they couldn't get copies. It was supposed to be out on 4/20/10, but still hasn't been released. Looks like an important book about the Eastern front, which will fill in considerable gaps in English language literature on the subject. Does anyone know of any other sources in English or German that cover the 1914-early 1915 fighting in Galicia/on the Austrian Front?

[SMSKaiser]

I have to admit that this book was more disappointing to me, as it gives no new information compared to the Austrian publication "Österreich Ungarns letzter Krieg".

Furthermore, the author critizes the latter one without legal cause.

For example, ha states:

"Austrian official sources estimate the winter offensives produced some 800,000 casualties, but the number is likely far greater. THough the high casualty rate alone is astounding, the fact that most were not related to combat (something Austria-Hungary's last war an other official reports fail to reveal) is even more mind-boggling."

Although it is, well writtennevertheless, the only work on the topic in english language i am afraid that the investigation is not so well done, as this quotation, like some more through the whole book, is simply wrong.

[mmckay395]

I intend to add this to my library over the summer. I intend to brush up on the Eastern Front right after I've finished Jack Sheldon's pentalogy, Foley's book on Verdun and Falkenhayns memoirs.

Although the book may have it's limitations until there is sufficient literature in English on the topic then Tunstall will have provided a great service to those seeking more information on a niche topic.

Also worth a look is DiNardo's Breakthrough: Gorlice-Tarnow.

Mark

[4thGordons]

I read this recently too and really did not enjoy it at all. The introduction was almost enough to put me off in itself - I found it incredibly repetitive (It was cold, the armies were poorly led and supplied, it was cold, lots died as a result of poor leadership and supply...in the cold) and gave me the impression that it was added as an afterthought. Personally I did not find the book "well written" either - there were numerous odd word choices. My knowledge in this area is very low and my facility with foreign languages insufficient so I have to rely on English language works for the most part and in this respect (as pointed out) this is probably an important work drawing on a large body of research, but I really did not enjoy it - nor did I get nearly as much out of it as I had hoped.

I put it to one side to return to on the off chance I have been overly harsh.

Just my 2p

Chris

[Gefrajter]

I recommend this publication is very well written, but probably only in Polish ....

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