Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "Did the Soviet Union win WW2 alone?" video.
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Chuikov's book makes good reading. So does Bradley's. And Von Mellenthin's. Von Luck's reads like an adventure novel. Crusade in Europe is a must read as are the Stillwell Papers. I wish Yamashita had left a memoir. Generals make great reading.
But one can't read them open eyed. They are, one and all, from Bomb dodging Mark Clark to Chiang's nemesis Vinegar Joe, from Curt Lemay's war crimes to Goering's gangster ways, from Petain's cupidity to Guderian's bombastic narratives, from Pistol Packin' Mama Patton to Butt of Churchey's drunken rants Wavell, from Electric Whiskers to WustenFuchs, shameless self-promoters.
Each general's memoir is an advertising campaign. Each national history is a convenient narrative with cherry-picked heroes.
So pick a general's story, read it through, grab the next one, and let fly! Don't stop at one or you run the risk of becoming a fanboi.
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