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Panzer Ace
- The Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander from Barbarossa to Normandy
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Richard Freiherr von Rosen was a highly decorated Wehrmacht soldier and outstanding panzer commander. After serving as a gunlayer on a Pz.Mk.III during Barbarossa, he led a company of Tigers at Kursk. Later he led a company of King Tiger panzers at Normandy and in late 1944 commanded a battle group (12 King Tigers and a flak company) against the Russians in Hungary in the rank of junior, later senior lieutenant (from November 1944, his final rank). Only 489 of these King Tiger tanks were ever built. They were the most powerful heavy tanks to see service, and only one kind of shell could penetrate their armor at a reasonable distance. Every effort had to be made to retrieve any of them bogged down or otherwise immobilized, which led to many towing adventures.
The author has a fine memory and eye for detail. His account is easy to listen to and not technical, and adds substantially to the knowledge of how the German Panzer Arm operated in the Second World War.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-24-18
terrific insight from the German side
I'm not sure why so many people don't want to hear bother sides of this amazing and tragic story. I love to hear the other side story in any conflict as one can not truly understand the conflict unless you hear both sides. The victor always writes the story and everybody buys it. I'm not that guy. It's well written and much respect goes out to the German soldiers, well most of them anyhow.
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- Gabriel
- 01-04-19
Not what I expected
You would figure that a tanker who experienced front line tank combat on two fronts would present a memoir that would be full of battlefield specifics, unique battle descriptions, details of tank operations, descriptions of tank particulars, etc. None of that is really in this book. Apart from a detailed recitation of an early Eastern Front close call where his tank was disabled and he had to hide out from Russians for a couple days, this book is written as more of an outline of places visited and battle outcomes. There are absolutely no descriptions of how the tiger tank actually worked, or how the King Tiger crew did what they did. Battles are included as an afterthought. Most of the book involves name dropping of buddies and commanders known to the author and an overview of where his unit fought. The book is written in a very old-fashioned and stilted manner. Russian attack? "Unpleasant." Russian rocket attack? "Very unpleasant." "Elbow almost blown off?" "Very, very unpleasant"
The greatest detail in the book involves the continuous efforts of the Germans to tow swamp stuck tanks or disabled tanks. I think the author is most proud of his accomplishments in towing various expensive tanks out of soft mud or because of damaged engines or tracks. Towards the end of the book, it seems the only thing the Wehrmacht was doing was towing tanks to safety. Seriously, if you have a tank towing fetish, this is the book of your dreams!
To be fair, for hardcore WW2 buffs like me, it's not a horrible book because there are tidbits of info (mostly about towing tanks) I learned about, but if you're looking for the German version of Brad Pitt's "Fury," this isn't it.
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- D.A. Nygaard
- 07-23-18
First Person Warrior Story
As the book summary states, Panzer Ace is the first-person account of a soldier caught up by and thrown into the second world war. The book was composed in 2012, apparently from his personal journals. In Panzer Ace the reader rides along in German tanks invading Russia and fruitlessly trying to hold back the overwhelming material advantage of the Western allies. The story concludes in a Tiger tank fighting Russians in Hungary and then Austria before the wounded soldier's final battle against the bitter French occupation. Here is an account of actual industrial warfare--inhumane and indifferent. Here, too, is the story of the comradeship that perhaps only soldiers can know; because they've seen into the abyss ... and lived ~
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- David B. Dickinson
- 07-19-19
Simply a great book
The story is fascinating, albeit one has to consider the perspective. The author is clear and the story coherent, unlike so many memoirs. But to my kind what sets this apart is the narrator whose language ability is fantastic and who glibness exactly matched the content of the work.
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- Mary A.
- 04-25-19
Unique and interesting
This is a well-written and exceptionally well read audiobook.
I came upon it while browsing.
Always interested in first accounts by the enemy of the war from their eyes, this more than filled the bill.
Anyone with an interest in WWII will enjoy this much as I did.
It is very, day by day, you are there, story of a young man who spent WWII in a Tiger tank, fighting Russians.
There little talk of the whys of the war, but a you are there on the many battle fields he was in.
The book gives a riveting account of what carpet bombing really is and what it does. Having read of the trauma so many German soldiers suffered in their wild flight to escape through the Falaise gap, here it is, as graphic as to give one the unvarnished truth of what Hell is like.
The author was 17 when the war started so I probably shouldn’t be as I was irritated at his whining about his treatment after the war. But, the book as a whole is a treasure for anyone who wants to know what fighting a long and terrible war in a fearsome Tiger tank was exactly like.
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- Rodman
- 03-18-19
no action
could not finish this book, very slow and with really no theme. I finally gave up and returned it about half way through it.
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- S. H. Moore
- 10-05-18
If you love armor or war memoirs you’ll love this.
This book is fantastic. Up there with Tigers in the mud, blood red snow, and Forgotten Solider. I’m comparing it to these as those are other Axis view point memoirs. Get it, you’ll enjoy it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-21-18
great read!
loved it! great book for anyone interested in world war 2 from the other sides point of view. very much enjoyed this book.
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- Patrick Hankey
- 06-16-19
Great view from the other side
Rarely heard in our country, this story brings to life the war from the side of enemies. An enlightening account of a heartbreaking war also fought by our enemies, people very much like us.
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- Abel
- 06-07-22
A must read for a lover of history!
If you liked Tigers in the Mud this is also a must. Another fantastic account of a German tanker, and a great read!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-18-20
spent most of his time in hospitals.
very little detail given. contradicts himself a lot. says he was always leading. but was always going on about his men report to him on something so he could make a decision. if he was leading he would not need this. he was surprised the French disliked him. with all the time he spent on rail networks, as it's the only way to transport tanks, he says he was unaware of the transport of prisoners and why. never once mentioned killings of military prisoners. think he might have been telling pork pies... the performance was like Hello hello
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- Tom
- 08-28-19
Superb
So rare that the narration adds to the content but this is a marvellous account of a very brave and good man.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-18-19
Gripping
Gripping account of a panzer soldier who worked his way up the ranks serving in Russia and Normandy and an account after the war great listen a must for ww2 fan !
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- slick0074
- 08-03-18
Amazing!
I really enjoyed this one, good story and interesting facts.
Liked hearing from a German perspective.
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- Bootneck legend
- 03-03-21
Great story, poorly narrated
A fascinating story of a front line Panzer commander.
The story suffers from the performance of the narrator.
His voice is monotone and fails to capture the horror of war.
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- Melanie Schneider
- 01-09-21
Military History
This book gives a perfect understanding of war from a very personal perspective. Highly recommend.
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- Dropshort2000
- 04-29-22
Great insight
A well written and narrated account of a German Panzer officer. The mundane accounts in parts of the book make the account fascinating.
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- Andrew Lemon
- 04-05-22
Schewere Panzer Commander
A very powerful testimony from Tiger commander on both Eastern and Western fronts. Great read
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- D.knight
- 01-19-22
enjoyable
Really enjoyed listening to this its amazing how he and his friends around him survived the war. I enjoyed the narration he sounded youthful like the author worked have been at the time.
I've also got the physical book which as lots of photos showing the author and his Tiger, maps etc.
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- PETER W BURCH
- 01-01-22
Panzer Ace
fact is far greater than fiction what this man endured a true German war hero
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-23-19
Interesting historical account
Autobiographical account of a tank ace from WW2. Author was obviously a staunch nazi and has glossed over this to record his memoirs. A lot of "not down to me or anything I did" prevails throughout the account. Its worth a read to help understand the view the Nazis had about the justification of their actions. An alarming fact is that this guy became a post WW2 officer of senior rank in the German Army. It is not representative of the behaviour of the German Army in WW2.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-14-20
Very disappointed by the narrator
This was a great story, but unfortunately the narration was very poorly done by Nigel
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- John Shoemark
- 07-30-19
A Cracking Read!
What a cracking book! All the adventure, military action and derring do of an action novel but it's all true.
As a wargamer I gained many ideas for games.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-22-19
Fabulous story!
This was a great story and the narrator rant did it justice. I thoroughly loved listening and found myself wanting to listen to it all the time
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- Anonymous User
- 10-19-21
from the other side
was a good read to hear it from a true German officer that wasn't part of the reich
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-31-21
Fantastic reflections of an 18yr old going to war.
Simple, honest view from a young soldier who fought on both fronts in Tigers and King Tigers
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- Trev Boyd
- 05-05-21
An incredible journey
This memoir of a young German tank commander in WW 2 is an incredible and interesting story of survival.
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- Jim Danger Horne
- 12-15-19
Excellent first hand account
This book is well written and performed. An exciting and personal account of his experiences. It's great to hear how some of the best Panzers (tanks) in the world performed in battle in good days and in bad, when the German front collapsed in 1944-45.
My only criticism is not from the author but from the forward, the forward gives way to many spoilers I would recommend to skip the first forward, the second forward from the author is no problem.
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- Ryan
- 10-20-19
would read again
the book kept me entertained thoroughly. I learnt much about the eastern front more in this book than any history channel could ever hope
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- S. Herod
- 03-10-19
A compelling insight and a unique piece of history
Some other reviewers complain about the lack of description of combat, but that feels like demanding someones personal history be turned into a video game for entertainment purposes.
Like many other German histories, theirs a strong claim to innocence in relation to National Socialism. I'm starting to wonder if there were any Nazi's in WW2. But that aside, his recounting of the training and daily routine of a Panzer unit is compelling.
If you are a military history buff looking for something quite different to the ordinary, you need to read this one.