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Reading recommendation for WWII aficionados.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:17 pm
I received the book The Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. Freeman for Christmas. I'm about 60 pages in and so far it is a very good read. It's a true story about many American airmen who went down over Yugoslavia on their way back to Italy from bombing raids on Romanian oil fields. The story was apparently kept secret for a long time after the war, but it is well told and I recommend it based on what I've read so far.
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Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:19 pm to Methuselah
Have you read Ghost Soldiers?
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:21 pm to Methuselah
A lot of good recommendations in this thread LINK
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:24 pm to Methuselah
I'm gonna sort of go a different route here and suggest The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz.
It is historical fiction written by a German Jewish man in 1938. It is about a Jewish business owner in Berlin who has to flee the country after Kristallnacht. It is thrilling because you're reading a piece of historical fiction written before the actual start of the war and the worst days of the Holocaust.
It is historical fiction written by a German Jewish man in 1938. It is about a Jewish business owner in Berlin who has to flee the country after Kristallnacht. It is thrilling because you're reading a piece of historical fiction written before the actual start of the war and the worst days of the Holocaust.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:26 pm to Methuselah
D Day Through German Eyes
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:26 pm to Methuselah
I’ve found The Second World War by John Keegan to be an outstanding read. Just enough detail to be knowledgeable but not overwhelming. Great insights.
Also Cry Havoc by Joseph Maiolo is a great prelude to the war and how we got there.
Also Cry Havoc by Joseph Maiolo is a great prelude to the war and how we got there.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:30 pm to Methuselah
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I received the book The Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. Freeman
I just found it on EBR Library Overdrive app. I put a hold on the ebook and audio book. Whichever format comes first will be just fine! Thanks, OP!
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:32 pm to Methuselah
Just finished Spearhead by Adam Makos. Was an excellent read re: tank warfare from both American and German perspectives. Was never a dull moment and articulated just how the 3rd AD offenses had a tougher route through Europe than Pattons 2nd AD
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:35 pm to Methuselah
Somewhere a poster just creamed his pants
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:39 pm to Methuselah
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:47 pm to Methuselah
Catch-22
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:51 pm to Methuselah
The Rommel Papers
Albert Speer, Hitler Architect
Albert Speer, Hitler Architect
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:56 pm to Methuselah
The Pacific War trilogy by Ian W Toll. Fantastic—reads like a great novel but it’s all real.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 5:57 pm to Methuselah
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin is a book by Yale historian Timothy D. Snyder that was first published by Basic Books on 28 October 2010. It is about mass murders committed during World War II in territories controlled by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:17 pm to Methuselah
For a correct timeline via a fictional story, Winds of War then War and Remembrance.
They are long reads but the two best books I've ever read.
They are long reads but the two best books I've ever read.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:25 pm to Methuselah
Some of my collection:
The Ship that Would Not Die; Hell From the Heavens; Audie Murphy; Big Friend, Little Friend; The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors; Zemke’s Wolf Pack; Baa Baa Black Sheep; Miracle at Midway; Citizen Soldiers; George Preddy - Top Mustang Ace; The Jolly Rogers; God is My Copilot
The Ship that Would Not Die; Hell From the Heavens; Audie Murphy; Big Friend, Little Friend; The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors; Zemke’s Wolf Pack; Baa Baa Black Sheep; Miracle at Midway; Citizen Soldiers; George Preddy - Top Mustang Ace; The Jolly Rogers; God is My Copilot
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Posted on 12/27/21 at 6:30 pm to Methuselah
Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose. He’s the guy who’s other book Band of Brothers was made into the HBO series. He is very good at tracking all these guys down before they were too old to get their stories and did his due diligence to get all sides of the story. You will love all the details and it feels like you are reading another Band of Brothers script. I got this book in middle school from a teacher who suggested it to me after seeing how much I enjoyed Band of Brothers. But please don’t think this is a middle school caliber book, I had to take it slow and then re-read it when I got older.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:14 pm to Methuselah
Like the Forgotten 500 a lot. Was interesting the see the covert tactics by US and USSR during the war against each other.
Other recommendations:
The Splendid and the Vile
In the Garden of Beasts
Other recommendations:
The Splendid and the Vile
In the Garden of Beasts
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:27 pm to Methuselah
Listened to The War Below about WW2 submarines. Tang (hit by own torp), Drum (on display at the USS Alabama), Wahoo, Silversides and a couple others. Did the audible book but it is probably a good read as well.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:41 pm to Methuselah
Panzer Commander by Hans Von Luck. Verified memoir by German tank commander. An incredible story from invasion of Russia, to North Africa, Normandy, battle for Berlin and a Russian prison camp.
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