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re: Recommend a WWII book
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:36 am to corndawg85
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:36 am to corndawg85
The Forgotten 500 by Gregory Freeman
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:38 am to corndawg85
Lots of great books mentioned here! I will say that All The Way To Berlin by James Megellas is a great read in that it is written like the man speaks. Poor grammar, foul language and great stories! I got to meet the author at a book store in the DFW airport...he was signing books. Quite a character!
Indestructible by Jack H. Lucas
The Filthy Thirteen by Richard Killblane & Jack McNiece
Killing Patton by Bill O'Reilly
American Guerrilla: the Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann by Mike Guardia
Indestructible by Jack H. Lucas
The Filthy Thirteen by Richard Killblane & Jack McNiece
Killing Patton by Bill O'Reilly
American Guerrilla: the Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann by Mike Guardia
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:48 am to WillyLoman
Hitler Directs His War, translated by Felix Gilbert–A handful of military conferences saved from the mountain of documents burned by the Nazis at the end of the war. Of interest:
• Hitler's immediate reaction to the surrender of Sixth Army at Stalingrad.
• Conferences on how to handle the arrest and deposition of Mussolini.
• The decision to denude the Wehrmacht of panzers at a critical junction of the Battle of Kursk (including a particularly nasty exchange between Hitler and Feldmarschall von Kluge).
• A winter 1943 discussion on the impending invasion of Europe, revealing in graphic detail Hitler's hubris and fantasy-tinged underestimation of the Western Allies.
Good reading!
• Hitler's immediate reaction to the surrender of Sixth Army at Stalingrad.
• Conferences on how to handle the arrest and deposition of Mussolini.
• The decision to denude the Wehrmacht of panzers at a critical junction of the Battle of Kursk (including a particularly nasty exchange between Hitler and Feldmarschall von Kluge).
• A winter 1943 discussion on the impending invasion of Europe, revealing in graphic detail Hitler's hubris and fantasy-tinged underestimation of the Western Allies.
Good reading!
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:52 am to Slip Screen
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
Excellent read. Also, "The Ship that Would Not Die" is another great one.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:56 am to Darth_Vader
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Is that the one that was one TV recently? I've got it DVR'ed but have not watched it yet. As for books on Korea, they're hard to come by, it's just not been written about as much as other wars. In fact it's known as the "Forgotten War" for that very reason. One book I do have on it is The Outpost War by Lee Ballenger.
Not sure if it was on TV. My wife got it for me. Excellent video. I have only a few books on Korea, but they are all at home.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:57 am to corndawg85
Ten Years and Twenty Days: Memoirs of Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz LINK
Written by Doenitz himself once he was released from 10 years in Spandau prison. He describes everything from the build up of the U boats post WWI to him taking over as the head of the German Navy to finally spending 20 days as the head of the German state once Hitler was pushing daisies.
The final chapters are an incredible look into the German head of states mind and the decisions that were made WRT the fall of the eastern and western fronts.
As a former submariner as well, the book was absolutely fascinating.
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The story of the last world war, as told by Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz himself. His memoir covers his early career with submarines in the First World War and follows both his successes and failures through the Second World War, with great detail on the way the U-boat campaign was waged, as told by the man who invented U-boat tactics.
Doenitz includes details of the U-boat campaigns during the Second World War as well as the opinions, ideas and commentary on the period. Of particular interest are the comments regarding British and American conduct during the war. An important social document, and an invaluable source for any student of the last war.
He became the last Führer of Germany after Hitler's suicide in May 1945 and the book's subtitle, Ten Years and Twenty Days, is a direct reference to the time Karl Doenitz spent in Spandau Prison having been convicted of war crimes following trial at Nuremberg.
Written by Doenitz himself once he was released from 10 years in Spandau prison. He describes everything from the build up of the U boats post WWI to him taking over as the head of the German Navy to finally spending 20 days as the head of the German state once Hitler was pushing daisies.
The final chapters are an incredible look into the German head of states mind and the decisions that were made WRT the fall of the eastern and western fronts.
As a former submariner as well, the book was absolutely fascinating.
This post was edited on 1/28/15 at 10:12 am
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:00 am to corndawg85
Helmet for my pillow is awesome. Was used as part of mini series "The Pacific". There was a similar book that was the other half but I cant remember it.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:01 am to corndawg85
Anne Frank
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:04 am to corndawg85
A very enjoyable and memorable novel, set in the summer and fall of 1941 at the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, is From Here to Eternity by James Jones. While not about WWII per se, the novel leads up to the German bombing of Pearl Harbor.
It was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century by the Modern Library Board. And of course there was the famous movie based on the novel.
It was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century by the Modern Library Board. And of course there was the famous movie based on the novel.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:06 am to TheGasMan
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Written by Doenitz himself once he was released from 10 years in Spandau prison.
The Speer books, written in and smuggled from Spandau, are interesting. Self-serving … but interesting.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:07 am to Geauxlden One
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Helmet for my pillow is awesome. Was used as part of mini series "The Pacific". There was a similar book that was the other half but I cant remember it.
They also used With The Old Breed by Eugene Sledge. The son of his that mentioned earlier that I'm friends with actually got to go meet Tom Hanks during the production of the Mini-series and was a guest at one of the early screenings.
This post was edited on 1/28/15 at 10:08 am
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:09 am to TXTigerDad
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the novel leads up to the German bombing of Pearl Harbor. .
ISWYDT
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:37 am to corndawg85
Enemy at the Gates - William Craig.
It's a good read. The goofy movie excerpt about a Russian sniper was only a blip in the book.
It's a good read. The goofy movie excerpt about a Russian sniper was only a blip in the book.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 11:03 am to stat19
Google jason theriot. Lsu grad that has some great non fiction
Posted on 1/28/15 at 11:47 am to bushwacker
Killing Patton
Posted on 1/28/15 at 11:50 am to Palo Gaucho
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Killing Patton
Liked it a lot more than I thought I would.
Being a sub guy I like reading about WWII submarines. Right now I'm reading Escape From The Deep by Alex Kershaw... story of the sinking of the USS Tang and the survival of some of her crew who were captured by the Japs.
Also, re-reading War In The Boats by Capt. William Ruhe, a WWII submariner.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:24 pm to bushwacker
A Man Called Intrepid
In The Garden of Beasts
Operation Mincemeat
Agent Zig Zag
If you're a crypto fan like me you might also enjoy:
Battle of Wits
The Ultra Secret
In The Garden of Beasts
Operation Mincemeat
Agent Zig Zag
If you're a crypto fan like me you might also enjoy:
Battle of Wits
The Ultra Secret
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:30 pm to johnnydrama
The Good War by a studs Turkel - true it's not a ra-ra hence the quotations in the title - an oral history, some stories are better than others. I think the interviews took place in the 80's - so 40ish years perspective on the accounts...
WWII A Short History by Michael Lyons - easy to read good overview of entire war
Gathering Storm by Winston Churchill - volume one details events leading up to WWII, the causes, failures to prevent it and the early stages - Churchill is a great writer
Empires of the Pacific by Robert Smith - revisionist history - interesting theory that our war against Japan in WWII was an attempt by the west to curb Japan's increasing hegemony over China. A more tradition look at the Pacific Theatre is a The Burma Road by somebody Webster
Operation Barbarossa by ??? Hitler's invasion of Russia - very detailed, a lot of facts. Especially good read if you enjoy accounts of military maneuvers etc.
WWII A Short History by Michael Lyons - easy to read good overview of entire war
Gathering Storm by Winston Churchill - volume one details events leading up to WWII, the causes, failures to prevent it and the early stages - Churchill is a great writer
Empires of the Pacific by Robert Smith - revisionist history - interesting theory that our war against Japan in WWII was an attempt by the west to curb Japan's increasing hegemony over China. A more tradition look at the Pacific Theatre is a The Burma Road by somebody Webster
Operation Barbarossa by ??? Hitler's invasion of Russia - very detailed, a lot of facts. Especially good read if you enjoy accounts of military maneuvers etc.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:34 pm to corndawg85
Rising Sun: the decline and fall of the Japanese Empire
Posted on 1/28/15 at 12:52 pm to corndawg85
A Higher Call
Double Cross
Double Cross
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