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Recommend a WWII book
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:06 pm
I am searching for a WWII book to read. Can be on any facet of the war. I have already read Unbroken. I know I can look on Amazon reviews but they just show the same books over and over. What do you got?
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:07 pm to corndawg85
I would say band of brothers... but the series is better. Just about the only instance where film is better than the book
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:08 pm to corndawg85
The Winds of War
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:08 pm to corndawg85
I was just discussing if in another thread but if you want to learn about an aspect of the war thats never really been covered much in the west, look at "Berlin Dance of Death".
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:09 pm to corndawg85
"Hellstorm", by Thomas Goodrich, it will give you a perspective rarely even touched.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:10 pm to corndawg85
Bridge Too Far
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:10 pm to 1234567VFL
"With the old Breed" by Eugene sledge.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:11 pm to corndawg85
Albert Speer-Inside the third reich
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:13 pm to whichyalnoaboutseven
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"With the old Breed" by Eugene sledge.
I actually know his son. Good guy and a fellow student of history.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:14 pm to tigers9898
The book on gen Patton - not really a ww2 book but a good book none the less.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:17 pm to corndawg85
Winds of War
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:17 pm to Gorilla Ball
Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:19 pm to corndawg85
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:20 pm to corndawg85
Of Wine and War. This book is the story of the efforts the great winehouses took to hide their wines from the Nazis.
A really good read that may not be exactly what you are looking for but is good none the less.
A really good read that may not be exactly what you are looking for but is good none the less.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:26 pm to ruzil
quote:In the '60s there was actually a novel about this
the story of the efforts the great winehouses took to hide their wines from the Nazis.
It was made into a movie with Anthony Quinn
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:29 pm to Kafka
Must reads:
Helmet For My Pillow
With the Old Bread
Guadalcanal Diary
Helmet For My Pillow
With the Old Bread
Guadalcanal Diary
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:29 pm to Kafka
Do not rely on mass media to get the real picture of ww2, read as many books from every side as you possible can.
Movies are some of the worst sources when it comes to objectivity.
Movies are some of the worst sources when it comes to objectivity.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:31 pm to corndawg85
Forgotten soldier. Fantastic book. First hand account of a 17 yr old german soldier who fought on both fronts.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:31 pm to corndawg85
Tonight We Die As Men. Really good book, and endorsed by Col. Ed Shames, one of the Band of Brothers (who, consequently, said that BoB is a bunch of bs).
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:31 pm to corndawg85
I have read tons of books on the subject. This book LINK was probably the best I've read.
It's just one soldiers perspective on the war. It's a personal account of the war and its ongoing cost to a veteran. It was very powerful.
It's just one soldiers perspective on the war. It's a personal account of the war and its ongoing cost to a veteran. It was very powerful.
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