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re: Looking for a good, historical war book.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:17 pm to HailToTheChiz
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:17 pm to HailToTheChiz
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Posted on 6/13/20 at 3:26 pm to HailToTheChiz
Comprehensive overview of the USA bombing campaign over Europe from a strategic, tactical and “daily life of an airman” perspective.
If you ever considered that you would have preferred to be a pilot or member of a bomber crew flying missions over Germany with the prospect of going home after 25 missions, as opposed to a grunt storming the beaches of Normandy and fighting your way into Germany, your opinion might change after reading this book.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 2:15 pm to HailToTheChiz
I suggest Cultures of War -- a bit liberal but suggests the true reasons why we went to war with Afghanistan and especially Iraq. Read it in grad school. Enjoyed. John Dwyer is author I believe.
This post was edited on 6/15/20 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 6/15/20 at 4:10 pm to HailToTheChiz
Anything by Shelby Foote and Bruce Catton for Civil War stuff.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 6:42 pm to biglego
just ordered Persian Fire
Posted on 6/15/20 at 8:40 pm to CrawDude
Great book I finished reading in January! Yeah, it was a slaughter out there. If Hitler would have devoted more resources into developing the Nazi jet planes earlier, WW2 would have played out differently.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 10:27 pm to Sneaky__Sally
Worth getting the nice leather bound Easton Press edition?
Posted on 6/16/20 at 3:12 pm to AllbyMyRelf
If that is what you like, I definitely think so - not sure how much they cost but they look beautiful. The hardcover copy has a nice crimson / scarlet cover with gold lettering which i found used for a good price.
Its a 1,400 page historic war book with a 4.5 rating on goodreads so definitely is a good read for those who like military history - I'd imagine its very slow and dry for those who don't (one of my friends described it as a 1,400 page transcription of a game of risk).
Its a 1,400 page historic war book with a 4.5 rating on goodreads so definitely is a good read for those who like military history - I'd imagine its very slow and dry for those who don't (one of my friends described it as a 1,400 page transcription of a game of risk).
Posted on 6/16/20 at 9:57 pm to HailToTheChiz
Into the Darkness by Lothrop Stoddard. American journalist documents his time in Germany during WW2
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