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> "Goodbye Transylvania", WWII memoir by S. H. Landau
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Posted: May 03, 2009 11:19 am
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"Goodbye Transylvania", by Sigmund Heinz Landau.
Published by The Breedon Book Publishing Company Ltd., 44 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1DA, U. K..

This is a well written and interesting paperback book of 176 pages, measuring 14cm by 20.5 cm, it includes 24 black and white photos and ilustrations.

For a synopsis see the thumbnail of the rear cover, below right.

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Posted: May 03, 2009 08:51 pm
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This book would be very interesting for me ohmy.gif

It was dissapointing finding out that it was published in 1985...so I can't put my hands on it sad.gif
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Posted: May 03, 2009 10:28 pm
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I acquired my copy from a secondhand book dealer at a militaria fair, maybe 5, but not more than 10 years ago. It cost me the princely sum of 8 pounds Sterling.

Out of curiosity I have just had a look on Amazon.co.uk and they actually had one, used, copy available. However the price being asked for it is an amazing £150 (+ £2-75 postage)!!! ohmy.gif

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Goodbye-Transylvan...1388549&sr=1-22
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Posted: May 04, 2009 06:15 am
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Wow!!!
I have an anathomy atlas from 1913 evaluated at 65 Euro....
Ah...it has about 600pages!!!!
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Posted: May 04, 2009 12:14 pm
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QUOTE (Tyke @ May 03, 2009 10:28 pm)
I acquired my copy from a secondhand book dealer at a militaria fair, maybe 5, but not more than 10 years ago. It cost me the princely sum of 8 pounds Sterling.

Out of curiosity I have just had a look on Amazon.co.uk and they actually had one, used, copy available. However the price being asked for it is an amazing £150 (+ £2-75 postage)!!! ohmy.gif

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Goodbye-Transylvan...1388549&sr=1-22

I know that the prices are high sad.gif because I have seen it yesterday on Amazon.
$179.67 or $418.95 + $3.99shipping
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Posted: May 04, 2009 12:28 pm
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I'm sorry to say it, but from the excerpt given - also from the contents - the book seems very subjective, much like some propaganda against Romania! The author states he ran from the Romanian army to Wehrmacht, because in the Romanian army he would have been beaten by NCO's. Does this mean the German NCO's had instructed their soldiers how? With cookies, with beer or asking them nicely? C'mon! It seems that we may have another Sven Hassel in here... smile.gif
And I have to say that I resent calling Transylvania a country - when it never was such thing!


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