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Today I got one of the Holy Grails of LW books
I am a verry verrrrrry happy camper today!
I finally received a mint copy of "HS 129 Panzerjäger!" today. after nearly 4 years of hunting for that particular book, I got the example I bought at ebay today now my collection of LW books is a little bit more complete. and the price was not that particular high either, a mere 125 Euros excluding packing and shipping ah the joys of collecting..... |
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Re: Today I got one of the Holy Grails of LW books
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In the dark ages (i.e. before the internet), it might well have been impossible to find a complete set of Niko Fast's JG52 books, or Plocher's three books on the Luftwaffe in Russia, or Karl Ries's 5-volume set on Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings, or back issues of Jägerblatt, or many of the limited-run unit histories and biographies that have appeared over the decades. With enough patience and effort, you can now find just about anything. For my part, I'm still looking for a copy of Christiaan Vanhee's "Vinnige Valken, Vlammende Bliksems", "Fliegerhorst Venlo" by Marcel Hogenhuis, and Petersen's "Tyske Fly I Danmark 1940-1945, Bind 1 & Bind 2", amongst others. The quest goes on... Leon Venter |
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Re: Today I got one of the Holy Grails of LW books
Hello Leon,
I was quite surprised to hear from your list of Holy Grails and a presumed publication by myself haha! In 1995 I wrote my thesis at the University of Amsterdam. Title (translated) Fliegerhorst Venlo. The role of airfield Venlo in the German air defense in WW-2, a manuscript of approx. 80 pages. This paper however is not published but I do plan a publication in one of the next years, because many people are interested in a book about Venlo airfield and the amount of info is such, that it will cover all important facts of this airfield and its main occupant unit, the I.NJG 1. A bit patience! All the best, Marcel Hogenhuis
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airfield Venlo in WW-2, I./NJG 1, He219-project |
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Re: Today I got one of the Holy Grails of LW books
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Thanks for the clarification and for the news about your publishing plans! I don't remember where, but I saw your Venlo manuscript listed as a source in some book, so I added it to my want list. I look forward to news about its release. Airfield histories are interesting because they provide a perspective that complements those presented by unit histories and biographies -- each of them fills in different pieces of the puzzle that we study. Regards, Leon Venter p.s. I recently got "Huzaren van de Nacht, deel 1", the first volume in Coen Cornelissen's set on III./NJG 1, mainly based at Twente. Ab Jansen's "Wespennest Leeuwarden" provides some details on IV./NJG 1 at Leeuwarden, so after your book is published, we just need someone to cover Gruppe II... Last edited by leonventer; 14th July 2007 at 09:30. |
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Re: Today I got one of the Holy Grails of LW books
Hi leon,
I was lucky enough to get a new copy of Christiaan Vanhee's 'Vinnige Valken' De Vliegbasis van Saint Truiden 1941 1945. Its a great book, well produced and contains many, many interesting photographs, predominantly of NJG 1. I'm not sure how you can get a copy now, as someone i knew bought it from Holland for me about 5 or 6 years ago. Try abebooks.com This is a very usual search engine for new and out of print books. All the very best and good luck with your search. David.
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Re: Today I got one of the Holy Grails of LW books
Here is another copy of Pegg's book via the ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Luftwaffe-Hs12...QQcmdZViewItem |
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Re: Today I got one of the Holy Grails of LW books
it will be interesting to see how high this book will go
I snatched another good buy recently off the bay when I got Vol.2 of the JG-300 chronicle for a mere 39 Euros. complete with shipping costs from the US to Vienna, I only paid 68 Euros for the book, which is about 30 Euros cheaper than buying the book here in a bookstore. the best thing, the book arrived in pristine 1a condition. so I am still a happy camper |
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