a425couple
2014-02-28 19:21:17 UTC
A friend recently loaned me:
"The SS Dirlewanger Brigade: The History of the Black Hunters"
By Christian Ingrao Translated by Phoebe Green
Perversely, them loaning it to me, caused me to read the
whole thing, for otherwise I certainly would have set it
aside quite early on.
My personal opinion is it is a tough slog and not worth the time!
Perhaps part of my issue is that it was originally written in French,
and then translated (perhaps poorly) into English.
Read a sample at:
http://books.google.com/books?id=D2EtAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT6&dq=The+SS+Dirlewanger+
(OK - I had to delete the rest to get this to be accepted
by automated mail handeling agent!!
If you want to read a fair hunk, then figure it out!)
How about the line?
"The culture of war, the cynegetic and the pastorial imagination,
the social construction of a gestural language of violence: these
are the axes orienting our-----"
Actually, I think the word "cynegetic" is used every 2nd page!
In my opinion, save your time and money and read these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Dirlewanger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/36th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cottbus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wola_massacre
(I think those sources are more clear, specific, and informative
than the book. But anyone is welcome to read the book
and post their opinion.)
"The SS Dirlewanger Brigade: The History of the Black Hunters"
By Christian Ingrao Translated by Phoebe Green
Perversely, them loaning it to me, caused me to read the
whole thing, for otherwise I certainly would have set it
aside quite early on.
My personal opinion is it is a tough slog and not worth the time!
Perhaps part of my issue is that it was originally written in French,
and then translated (perhaps poorly) into English.
Read a sample at:
http://books.google.com/books?id=D2EtAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT6&dq=The+SS+Dirlewanger+
(OK - I had to delete the rest to get this to be accepted
by automated mail handeling agent!!
If you want to read a fair hunk, then figure it out!)
How about the line?
"The culture of war, the cynegetic and the pastorial imagination,
the social construction of a gestural language of violence: these
are the axes orienting our-----"
Actually, I think the word "cynegetic" is used every 2nd page!
In my opinion, save your time and money and read these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Dirlewanger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/36th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cottbus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wola_massacre
(I think those sources are more clear, specific, and informative
than the book. But anyone is welcome to read the book
and post their opinion.)