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Yet, another book to my "Want List"

OK- I knew I had more in my library. Here are the others I have on the Japanese side: OBA, The last Samurai- Don Jones....soldier who held out after the war with others. Very good. http://www.amazon.com/Oba-Last-Samurai-Don-Jones/dp/0515097047/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_3 No Surrender, My 30yr war- Hiroo Onod...

I have quite a few titles but the majority of them are on the Allies and there are some good titles in them too: Lonely Vigil -about Coast watchers Bloody battle for Buna- as the title says etc Japanese accounts: Samurai- Subaru Sakai - memoir from the highest surviving pilot ace. Excellent book Glo...

Wait.....going downstairs to my library....there are a couple of them. I too am looking for more Pacific memoirs from the "other side"

Small review on one of the books mentioned:

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=21630&p=155620&hil ... 27#p155620

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Love the 2nd one....

I'm sure there would of been some really good autocorrect posts to see too.

Are the unit histories in English or as I am guessing German?

Also curious as to the price of the Mtn Div items.

Great read. Thanks for the link.
They'll be finding items from WWI for many more years.

Excellant books to know about.
Looks like my Christmas wish list just got a bit longer.

Seb;
Thanks for the link.

Another mbr on another forum mention that the second 'draft' was not a complete Division for Division exchange. That is correct.
The second draft came to the front piecemeal.....by march battalions. Over a period of time the original soldiers were rotated out.

Book: Hitler's Spanish Legion- The Blue Division in Russia Authors: Gerald R. Kleinfeld & Lewis A. Tambs Publisher: Eastern Front/Warfield Books ISBN: 0-8093-0865-7 Stars: 4.5 (out of 5) I had looked for this book for many years. I finally managed to purchase it off of another avid WWII reader ...

Excellent books all: Yes, Japanese Destroyer Captain is in English and I have read it. Same w/Tigers in the Mud...another good book that I have read. Ditto on Iron Coffins too.... I have book 1 of in Good Faith but still have to get book #2 I have Not read With the Old Breed yet but apparently I mus...

OK, as I visit quite a few WWII forums during a week and all have their different book sections and with Chrismas coming up I thought "what the heck"....tell me your ONE (1) favorite WWII Memoir or Unit History ......and the reason why. Not a review, just a reason why.....I am going to ass...

Thanks for the pics and update on your relative. Always interesting to read.