Nicknamed the "Ghost Division" because of its speed and habit of turning up where its enemies least expected; the German 11th Panzer Division wreaked havoc in the East and West in World War II; playing a pivotal role in some of the biggest engagements; including Barbarossa; Stalingrad; Kursk; and the West.Detailed reconstruction of the 11th Panzer Division's wartime exploitsExplores the role played by the German Wehrmacht's panzer force during World War II; its tactical prowess; and tenacity of its soldiersDraws on archival sources as well as interviews and correspondence with veterans
#1418200 in Books Stackpole Books 1996-07-01Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 .78 x 5.76 x 8.57l; #File Name: 0811705544176 pages
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1 of 10 people found the following review helpful. interesting fragments of a Southern traitor's journalBy Desi ErasmusThe Southern culture's toleration for eccentricity seems the only plausible explanation for the survival of this character not only during the war; but until September of 1900. Though her neighbors with Confederate sympathies clearly despised her; and shunned her; they did not kill her or even drive her out of the community. So much of Lew's papers were destroyed at war's end; in order to eliminate incriminating evidence; that what remains is literally small fragments of her wartime journals. I suppose even that is worth putting in print; but it's definitely a reference for specialists. The editor's introduction contains this interesting comment (p 17):"Another problem for Elizabeth and her mother was finding money to pay for their spy efforts. An ever increasing inflation was driving up the cost of everything and eventually they had to sell their cow. It brought $1;500 in Confederate money only about $75 in US currency." A footnote to this statement references a "Confederate Inflation Chart"; Official publication No. 13; Richmond Civil War Centennial Commission.What makes this aside on prices especially interesting now is the rough equivalence between the Confederate dollar in 1864 and the US dollar in 2012 at least for the purpose of buying beef on the hoof. How far the US dollar has fallen since the "value stabilizing" Fed was founded!
