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Best WW2 books?
Posted on 6/6/19 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 6/6/19 at 9:52 pm
Specifically for the European front? Already read The Liberator by Alex Kershaw
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Posted on 6/7/19 at 7:51 am to RoyalLSU
One of my favorites is The Second World War by John Keegan. Here is a link to 50 books he recommends: 50 books. Also, here is a link to a GoodReads list of the top WWII nonfiction books: GoodReads.
You can also check out openlibrary.org and find a lot of free books on WWII: OpenLibrary.
You can also check out openlibrary.org and find a lot of free books on WWII: OpenLibrary.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 1:17 pm to RoyalLSU
The Liberation Trilogy by Rick Atkinson
Posted on 6/7/19 at 8:06 pm to RoyalLSU
In honor of Herman Wouk who recently died at the age of 103, do yourself a favor and read The Winds of War and War and Remembrance. Not specific to the European front - a lot of it is set in the Pacific - but it is the best reading about WWII you will do. I just got back from Normandy a few weeks ago and have been re reading the Stephen Ambrose books - D-Day, Citizen Soldiers and Band of Brothers. All highly recommended.
Posted on 6/7/19 at 10:37 pm to geauxpurple
Stephen Ambrose was a great author,have read most his books.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 12:22 am to RoyalLSU
Just finished an in depth book on the concentration camp system and a biography of Heydrich. Not everybody wants to dive down that rabbit hole but I found it morbidly fascinating
Posted on 6/8/19 at 7:15 am to RoyalLSU
Masters of the Air by Donald Miller.
Why? Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes.
Why? Explaining the Holocaust by Peter Hayes.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 2:20 pm to RoyalLSU
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Seriously.
Posted on 6/8/19 at 8:45 pm to Jim Rockford
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Just finished an in depth book on the concentration camp system and a biography of Heydrich. Not everybody wants to dive down that rabbit hole but I found it morbidly fascinating
His brother Heinz was more interesting. After the Allies took out Reinhard, Heinz got all of his personal effects. He spent that night going through papers and throwing a lot of it into the fireplace. Stayed up the whole night.
His wife said he had a very disturbed expression the next morning and didn't want to talk. He started printing up fake identity papers for Jews. Offed himself when the authorities started investigating because he thought they were on to him (in reality they had no clue and simply noticed discrepancies in the books).
Posted on 6/9/19 at 12:26 pm to Jim Rockford
names of books?
Posted on 6/9/19 at 7:07 pm to RoyalLSU
Posted on 6/10/19 at 8:57 am to RoyalLSU
Ambrose's D-Day and Citizen Soldiers are great places to start.
And I'll give another vote for Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy. An Army at Dawn won a Pulitzer.
And I'll give another vote for Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy. An Army at Dawn won a Pulitzer.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 9:55 am to Htowntiger90
Just started reading Pacific Crucible, start of a trilogy on the War in the Pacific. The 3rd book is supposed to come out soon.
Pacific Crucible is from Pearl Harbor to the start of Midway
Pacific Crucible is from Pearl Harbor to the start of Midway
Posted on 6/10/19 at 10:14 am to Douglas Quaid
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Seriously.
Crazy that I picked up a used copy of this years ago and never read it. Lost track of it & can't tell you where it is now.
This post was edited on 6/10/19 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 6/11/19 at 12:38 pm to RoyalLSU
Lost Victories-Von Manstein
Posted on 6/13/19 at 4:20 pm to RoyalLSU
If you want to add some local flavor:
Cranking Up a Fine War:A Louisiana Soldier From Boot Camp to General's Aide by Van R. Mayhall.
The 156th Infantry Band by Henry Glaviano
Troy H. Middleton by Frank James Price
Try Us!: The Story of the Washington Artillery in World War II by Powell Casey
Cranking Up a Fine War:A Louisiana Soldier From Boot Camp to General's Aide by Van R. Mayhall.
The 156th Infantry Band by Henry Glaviano
Troy H. Middleton by Frank James Price
Try Us!: The Story of the Washington Artillery in World War II by Powell Casey
Posted on 6/13/19 at 9:34 pm to tigahbruh
The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan.
Posted on 6/13/19 at 10:15 pm to kjntgr
Anything by Anthony Beevor
Just finished his book on the Arnhem campaign
Just finished his book on the Arnhem campaign
Posted on 6/14/19 at 3:51 am to 14&Counting
If you enjoy the naval side of things (which I do and which is horribly under-covered IMO), Shattered Sword, The Admirals, and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors are the GOAT WWII navy books.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 2:19 pm to FootballNostradamus
BOYS IN THE BOAT--do yourself a favor and read this book--one of the best books I have read.
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