Waffen Ss Kursk (1943)

by Remy Spezzano, George M. Nipe

Release Date: January, 2003

Edition: Hardcover

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Brilliant simply brilliant!

I bought this book on the recomendation of a friend and I can safely say that it is worth every penny. If you are interested in the subject, particularly the role the waffen SS played then this book (and all six I bet) will be a sound investment and addition to your collection. Unlike other books on the subject there are a lot of original photos and some quite unusual sences (not just tanks and prisoners of war). If you don't like the fact that there is not enough text, there is very little, then you are missing the point entirely. What the auther has created here is a rich and full pictorial history which tells it's own story without the writtern word, and undoubtedly couldn't be produced in such quality in one single book. Well worth buying.

Fantastic book on a rare subject

This is hands down the best photo book on this subject, and helps us amateur historians to fill in the gaps on one of the 20th century's most crucial battles. The volume is printed on high-quality gloss paper, with one photo per page, with a tastefully limited text per image. Truly a joy for everyone from the casual historian to the dedicated collector.

I believe that some preface is needed before one purchases this (and soon to be other!) volume. Photo coverage of Waffen-SS activities in WWII is VERY limited. Most negatives were destroyed at the end of the war by German authorities. All the images in the book were extracted from photo contact sheets (each roll of film is printed on a small sheet of photo paper for proof purposes), scanned, and painstakingly digitally edited (this is a difficult process having done this myself).

Compared to most Waffen-SS sources, this is a leap forward in quality (and quantity). Thanks to RZM (rzm.com) and Remy Spezzano for this rare gift to the WWII enthusiast as well as the casual reader. Look for Mr. Spezzano's other volume here at Amazon.