put the best ww2 books you've ever read here.
I need some good reccomendations...
The Fall Of Berlin-1945/ Anthony Beevor
that one was pure excellence.
books to read before you die
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When Stalin says "Dance" a wise man dances.- Nikita Kruschev
Caen: Anvil of Victory Alex McKee - an early look at caen - very objective - author was there
Hill 112 - JJ How - won of the best books on the battle I've ever read - again - shows the German side too
Battle: Story of the Bulge John Toland (should be supplemented by McDonalds Time for Trumpets which is more up to date)
12 ss pz div - Hubert Meyer (2 vols)
The Osprey book on Kursk has some good geeky info in a small package.
Helmet for my Pillow - bob leckie (guadlecanel)
etc etc
must go to work!
cheers
Reb
Hill 112 - JJ How - won of the best books on the battle I've ever read - again - shows the German side too
Battle: Story of the Bulge John Toland (should be supplemented by McDonalds Time for Trumpets which is more up to date)
12 ss pz div - Hubert Meyer (2 vols)
The Osprey book on Kursk has some good geeky info in a small package.
Helmet for my Pillow - bob leckie (guadlecanel)
etc etc
must go to work!
cheers
Reb
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No Picnic on Mount Kenya by Felice Benuzzi. Very good read on the life of an Italian POW in Kenya.
Requiem for Battleship Yamato by Yoshida Mitsuru. The way this sailor wrote about life aboard the IJNS Yamato sounded beautiful like a haiku.
Iron Coffins by Herbert A. Werner. Here is the real way to experience the way the Kriegsmarine U-boat officers and sailors felt aboard their vessels.
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Requiem for Battleship Yamato by Yoshida Mitsuru. The way this sailor wrote about life aboard the IJNS Yamato sounded beautiful like a haiku.
Iron Coffins by Herbert A. Werner. Here is the real way to experience the way the Kriegsmarine U-boat officers and sailors felt aboard their vessels.
Thanks,
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Hi D.
The best WW2 books!!! I can mention several but I find that it depends on ones personal interest.
Having guessed wrongly on your first riddle (well done), I headed for my book reol when learning it was Werra´s plane. Found one on him.
If you have an interest in him then try reading "The one that got away" by Kendall Burt and James Leasor.
Since you have already finished Beevors book "Fall of Berlin", maybe you should try out his book "Stalingrad". I liked them both.
Maybe the following could be of interest.
"Reach for the sky" by Paul Brickhill.
"Case by case" by Ib Melchior.
"The phantom major" by Virginia Cowles.
Happy reading.
The best WW2 books!!! I can mention several but I find that it depends on ones personal interest.
Having guessed wrongly on your first riddle (well done), I headed for my book reol when learning it was Werra´s plane. Found one on him.
If you have an interest in him then try reading "The one that got away" by Kendall Burt and James Leasor.
Since you have already finished Beevors book "Fall of Berlin", maybe you should try out his book "Stalingrad". I liked them both.
Maybe the following could be of interest.
"Reach for the sky" by Paul Brickhill.
"Case by case" by Ib Melchior.
"The phantom major" by Virginia Cowles.
Happy reading.
VMEK in a VW181.
The Idiots Guide To Eternity...
I suggest that one before one punches out.
"What are they going to do, send me to Vietnam?"
A oft heard GI refrain in Vietnam in '68.
A oft heard GI refrain in Vietnam in '68.
Avete,
Berlin Dance of Death by Helmut Altner. A fascinating first hand account of the Battle of Berlin. It very well captures the chaos of that final battle.
Iron Coffins by Herbert A. Werner. It was recommended above and I will recommend it again, it is very good.
The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer. Yes, the book of great controversy. Despite whatever factual errors it has, it is a fantastic literary work (take it from a Literature major) about men at war. As far as storytelling goes, Sajer ranks with Tolstoy, Remarque, and Graves.
Valete,
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Berlin Dance of Death by Helmut Altner. A fascinating first hand account of the Battle of Berlin. It very well captures the chaos of that final battle.
Iron Coffins by Herbert A. Werner. It was recommended above and I will recommend it again, it is very good.
The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer. Yes, the book of great controversy. Despite whatever factual errors it has, it is a fantastic literary work (take it from a Literature major) about men at war. As far as storytelling goes, Sajer ranks with Tolstoy, Remarque, and Graves.
Valete,
-Spandau
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"Wenn all Brüder schweigen" . A must to read. Very factual, many illistrations.
It's not a "read in one session" book though.
HN
It's not a "read in one session" book though.
HN
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Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think !